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Let's be in the midst of resurrection.

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Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” (Matthew 28:7)

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Jesus suffered and died on the cross for all our sins Jesus' body was buried in the new tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, who followed Jesus.

A large stone was placed in front of the tomb of Jesus.

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The next day, the high priests and Pharisees who took the lead in killing Jesus went to Pilate.

“Sir, when that liar, who died yesterday, was alive, he said, ‘I will rise again in three days.
So make sure to guard the tomb until the third day.
If his disciples stole the body of Jesus and then said he was raised to life, it would be worse than before.”

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After listening to them, the governor Pilate gave permission.

“Take the guards and guard the tomb as much as you can.”

The tomb of Jesus was sealed with stones and guards guarded the entrance so that no one could take his body. They strictly prevented anyone from stealing the body of Jesus.

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The dawn of the third day came when Jesus said that he would rise again.

There was a great earthquake around the tomb.

An angel sent by God rolled away the stone that was covering the tomb of Jesus.    
When the guards guarding the place saw the scene, they could not do anything and became like dead people..

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There were Mary Magdalene and other women who had come to see the tomb of Jesus.
The angel said to the women. “Don't be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus crucified.”

The angel showed them the tomb of Jesus and said,

“Jesus is not here. He rose again as he said. Come and see where Jesus lay.”

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The angel went on to say to the women who saw the empty tomb of Jesus.

“And go quickly and tell the disciples, ‘Jesus has risen from the dead. And he went to Galilee first. You will find him there.’ See, this is what I will tell you.”

After hearing the angel's words, the resurrected Jesus appeared to the women who were leaving the tomb.

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Jesus, who rose from the dead on the third day, spoke to the women.

“How are you?” The women approached Jesus, grabbed His feet, and bowed down.

Jesus said. “Do not be afraid, go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

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The women who heard Jesus' words ran with joy to the place where the disciples were.

The guards who saw the scene also rushed into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened in the tomb of Jesus. Hearing this, the high priests and elders gathered together to discuss. They decided to hide that fact.

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The high priests and elders gave the guards a lot of money and said,

“You tell people, ‘At night Jesus’ disciples sneaked up and stole Jesus’ body while we were asleep, even if this story reaches the governor’s ears, we will speak well and save you.”

The paid guards lied as they were told.

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The chief priests and elders would be the ones who made the big mistake of killing the Messiah if they admit that Jesus was resurrected.
So they tried to hide it to the end. Although they knew from the reports of the soldiers that Jesus was the true Messiah, they did not accept it. Rather, they tried to deny the resurrection of Jesus by creating false rumors.

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However, the fact that Jesus was resurrected proved that the resurrected Jesus himself appeared in various places. Jesus appeared to two disciples on their way to Emmaus and showed Himself to them. He also appeared and showed his beloved disciple Simon Peter.

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Also, Jesus appeared to the disciples and showed the nail marks on his hands and feet.
He also gave them faith in the resurrection by showing them that he was resurrected in the flesh by eating a piece of grilled fish. But Thomas, who was not there, told the other disciples that Jesus had risen, but he did not believe.

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Jesus appeared again while Thomas was with his disciples and told him to touch the wounds on his hands and feet. After touching the wounds on Jesus' hands and side, Thomas also had faith in the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus said to Thomas, “Do you believe because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

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Jesus appeared as a resurrected body not only to his disciples but also to many people.
It is recorded in 1 Corinthians that there were about five hundred people who gathered there.
After that, the resurrected Jesus appeared to James, and he also appeared to Paul in Damascus to prove his resurrection.

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When the high priests and elders heard that Jesus was resurrected, they did not believe, but rather denied the resurrection with lies. Conversely, those who saw the resurrection of Jesus and had faith became those who proclaimed the resurrection of Jesus to others. Mary Magdalene went to Jesus' disciples and told them the news.

The eleven disciples also lived a life of telling people that Jesus was resurrected.    
The Apostle Paul, who met the resurrected Jesus in Damascus, dedicated his whole life to preaching the news of the resurrection to the Gentiles. We did not see the resurrected Jesus in person. However, God grants us faith in the resurrection without seeing Jesus in person.
We too must live a life of witness to the fact of the resurrection of Jesus to those we meet.     

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