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Matthew 28:1a  After the Sabbath, toward the dawn on the first day of the week…

Matthew 28:1b  … Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Mark 16:1  …bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

Matthew 28:2a  And behold, there was a great earthquake…

Matthew 28:2b  for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Matthew 28:3  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

Matthew 28:4  And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men..

Matthew 28:5-6  But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

Matthew 28:7-8  Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you. "So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples

Matthew 28:9  And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

Matthew 28:9  And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

Matthew 28:10  Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

Mark 16:7  But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."

Luke 22:61  The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Luke 24:11  But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.

Luke 24:12a  Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb…

Luke 24:12b  … stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened

Hebrews 13:5-6  Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, " I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"

Colossians 1:16-17  For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together

Hebrews 1:3  He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power

The Resurrection…  Gives Us a Better Perspective on the PAST  Gives Us a Better Purpose in the PRESENT  Gives Us a Better Perspective on the FUTURE

Acts 26:9-11  "I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities

1 Corinthians 15:17  And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins

Romans 10:9  – if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved

1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

1 Corinthians 15:32  If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

Galatians 2:20  I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me

1 John 3:14  We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.

1 Corinthians 15:58  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Acts 1:8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Mark 16:10  She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

John 20:19  On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews

Romans 10:9  if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.