What happened
1. The women going to treat Jesus' body find an empty tomb. Angels announce His resurrection.
Jesus meets them!
2. The Sanhedrin bribe the guards to incriminate themselves, protecting the leaders' own wickedness.
3. Jesus commissions His disciples to tell the world of His authority and commands, baptizing those who submit to Him.
About Jesus
1. Jesus had authority to take up His own life again (John 10:18). This was one-of-a-kind.
2. Jesus still has all authority, in heaven and on earth. He uses His power to bless and restore us to God, not to cover and hush up witnesses that speak against Him.
Application
1. Like the women, we often head into hard situations expecting death, trouble. But Jesus can resolve the deepest problem, defeating even death itself.
2. 'Fess up when you do something wrong that doesn't turn out, and comes to light.
3. Our Lord Jesus requires us to go and tell people about Him. Specifically to get them to follow Him and His commands.
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