Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, [a]and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were [b]greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”
8 And they remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like [c]idle tales, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths [d]lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
Luke 24:1-12
He is risen, hallelujah! As the women returned to the tomb to apply the oils and spices to the Lord’s body, they discovered an open and empty tomb. Waiting there were two men, perhaps angels, who asked why they sought the living amongst the dead? The women were reminded of Christ’s prophecy of all that just happened.
The women returned to the apostles, shared what they saw, and were greeted mainly by disbelief. Now Peter (and John, who in some accounts ran faster and got there first) ran to the tomb, discovered the truth of what the women said, and marveled that Jesus had risen. Such pain on Friday to such joy on Sunday.
As Christ was delivered from death to life, so were His apostles delivered from doubt to faith.
