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Matthew 28:2
And, behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
And, behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Verse Matthew 28:2. _A GREAT EARTHQUAKE_] σεισμος, a _shaking_ or _commotion_ of any kind: probably the word means no more than the _confusion_ caused among the guards by the angel's appearance. All t...
THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE - Rather there “had been.” It does not mean that this was while they were there, or while they were going, but that there “had been” so violent a commotion as to remove th...
14. HIS RESURRECTION AND THE GREAT COMMISSION. CHAPTER 28 _ 1. His Resurrection. (Matthew 28:1 .) 2. The Lying Report of the Jews.(Matthew 28:11 .) 3. The Great Commission. (Matthew 28:16 .)_ We ha
THE EMPTY TOMB (Mark 16:1 *, Luke 24:1). Mt. is here not so close to Mk., except in Matthew 28:5. The note of time in Matthew 28:1 is not clear; the Sab ba
THE GREAT DISCOVERY (Matthew 28:1-10)...
Late on the Sabbath, when the first day of the week was beginning to dawn, Mary from Magdala and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And, look you, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. WAS. happened. THE LORD. Jehovah (App-4). See App-98. FROM. out of. Greek. _ek._ HEAVEN. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. ROLLED BACK...
_there was a great earthquake_ Peculiar to St Matthew. _the angel of the Lord_ "Two men stood by them in shining garments" (Luke). "Two angels in white sitting" (John)....
Matthew 28:1-8. The Resurrection Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18 The discrepancies are slight, and may be accounted for by
Matthew 28:1-8. THE RESURRECTION Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18 The discrepancies are slight, and may be accounted for by th
ἈΠῸ ΤΗ͂Σ ΘΎΡΑΣ after λίθον omitted אBD, some versions and Origen. The words are found in the later authorities, ACE and other uncials, some versions and Fathers. 2. ΣΕΙΣΜῸΣ ἘΓΈΝΕΤΟ ΜΈΓΑΣ. Peculiar to...
Ver 1. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for t...
_THE RISEN LORD MATTHEW 28:1-8:_ Near dawn on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene and the other Mary became the first to know that Jesus had been resurrected. When they came to the tomb the seal...
ΣΕΙΣΜΌΣ (G4578) землетрясение, ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1095) становиться, случаться, ΓΆΡ (G1063) потому что; объяснение предшествующего, ΚΑΤΑΒΆΣ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ о...
AND BEHOLD, THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE— While the women were going to the sepulchre, there was a great earthquake, namely, that which preceded the most memorable event that ever happened among men,—...
SECTION 76 JESUS AROSE! (Parallels: Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18) TEXT: 28:1-10 1 Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first _day_ of the week, came Mary Magdalene...
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. AND, BEHOLD, THERE WAS - that is, the...
54-61 Compare Mar_15:39-47; Luk_23:47-56 Joh_19:38-42. 54 The kingdom proclamation closed with the acknowledgment of Peter that He is the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mat_16:16). His priestly m...
THE RESURRECTION For the Resurrection see special article. 1-10. THE RESURRECTION AND APPEARANCE TO THE WOMEN (Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1). If it be remembered that a considerable number of women...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 28 JESUS BECOMES ALIVE AGAIN 28:1-10 V1 The holy day had finished. Now it was dawn on the first day of the week. So Mary Magdalene a...
There was a great earthquake. — The words imply, not that they witnessed the earthquake, but that they inferred it from what they saw. The form of the angel is described in Mark 16:5 as that of a “you...
CHAPTER 20 The Third Day- Matthew 27:57 - Matthew 28:1 Now that the atoning work of Christ is finished, the story proceeds with rapidity to its close. It was the work of the Evangelist to give the h...
he particulars in this and the following two verses are peculiar to Mt.: first, an earthquake (σεισμὸς), as in Matthew 27:51; second, an angel descending from heaven; third, the angel rolling away the...
_The open grave_ (Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11)....
THE OPEN AND EMPTY TOMB Matthew 28:1-10 Ere the sun had risen and while the glory of the dawn was faint in the Eastern sky, the women were well on their way. But He whom they sought had gone. How oft...
“He is not here, He is risen!" That, surely, is the sweetest music. How beautifully it crowns the King. His enemies have rejected Him, and have proved their malice by handing Him over to their common,...
Behold... an angel. The angel did not remove the stone to afford a passage to Christ when he arose; for Christ most certainly arose before the angel appeared; but he removed the stone to prepare the w...
CHAPTER 29 THE RESURRECTION Mark 16:1. “ _And the Sabbath passing away_, _Mary Magdalene_, _and Mary the mother of James_, _and Salome_, _purchased aromatics_, _in order that_, _having come_, _they m...
"In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. (2) And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the an...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
Matthew 28:2._And, lo, a great earthquake. _By many signs the Lord showed the presence of his glory, that he might more fully prepare the hearts of the holy women to reverence the mystery. (304) For s...
I shall examine the details of the resurrection elsewhere Here I only consider its bearing in this Gospel. The sabbath ended (Saturday evening with us chapter 28), the two Marys come to see the sepulc...
AND BEHOLD THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE,.... Or "there had been one"; which, how far it reached, and whether further than the spot of ground in which the sepulchre was, is not certain: it was an emble...
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. Ver. 2. _And behold, &c._] The Holy Ghos...
_And behold, there was a great earthquake_ While the women were making these preparations for embalming the body of Jesus, he arose from the dead; his resurrection being preceded by the descent of an...
THERE WAS; there had been before the arrival of the women....
The Sabbath coming to an end, the two Mary's arrive at the grave early in the morning. Some have thought that Mary Magdalene came twice, though this does not seem clear, except that she evidently retu...
WAS: Or, had been...
1-8 Christ rose the third day after his death; that was the time he had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week God commanded the light to shine out of darkness. On this day did He who is...
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Matthew 28:2 And G2532 behold G2400 (G5628) was G1096 (G5633) great G3173 earthquake G4578 for G1063 angel...
THE WOMEN DISCIPLES COME TO THE TOMB AND FIND IT EMPTY APART FROM AN ANGEL. THEY LEARN THAT JESUS HAS RISEN (28:1-6). Late on the same day as the Chief Priests sealed the tomb, two of the women discip...
‘And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat on it. They were probably somewhat apprehensive. There had been a...
Matthew 28:2. A GREAT EARTHQUAKE. Probably witnessed by the women. They first questioned how the stone should be rolled away, so that they could embalm the body (Mark 16:3). The earthquake is connecte...
GENERAL REMARKS. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is distinctly asserted, by four evangelists whose testimony nowhere shows greater independence of each other; in the Acts of the Apostles; it is preac...
THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE (σεισμος εγενετο μεγας). Clearly not the earthquake of Matthew 27:51. The precise time of this earthquake is not given. It was before sunrise on the first day of the wee...
THE ANGEL an angel, etc. (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher. And, behold, there was a great earthquake:...
Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher._ While the Jewish Sabbath lasted, they pai...
CONTENTS: Resurrection of Jesus. Jesus in Galilee and the great commission. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, 2 Marys, disciples. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ is declared to be the Son of God with pow...
The history and evidences of our Saviour's resurrection, being of infinite importance, are reserved to the last chapter of St. John. Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towar...
SUDDENLY THERE WAS A STRONG EARTHQUAKE. Just as the three women come up to the tomb. ANGEL. ROLLED THE STONE AWAY. The earthquake happened at the same time the angel rolled the stone away. [There were...
_And behold, there was a great earthquake._ THE EARTHQUAKE TRUMPET An earthquake was a royal trumpet to proclaim this victory, the greatest that ever was obtained against an enemy. The deep murmur a...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 28:2 GREAT EARTHQUAKE, FOR AN ANGEL OF THE LORD. The earthquake either occurred simultaneously with the appearance of the angel or was the way the angel rolled away the stone....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 28:1 The Resurrection and Commission of the Messiah. Matthew’s concluding chapter recounts Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. His resurrection confirms his identity and shows t...
Jesus rises from the dead Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18;...
CHAPTER 28 _In the evening of the Sabbath_ (Vulg.), _as the first day of the week was dawning_, &c. How could it be called evening if day was dawning, or even if, as S. Mark says, the sun were risen?...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 28:1. IN THE END OF THE SABBATH.—_Late on the Sabbath day_ (R.V.).—We must assume, with Meyer, Lange, and Alford, that Matthew here follows the natural division of the day fro...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 28:1 _Jesus rises from the dead, and appears to the holy women. _(Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1; John 20
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of t...
1 Peter 1:12; 1 Timothy 3:16; Acts 16:26; John 20:1; John 20:12;...
THE SEVEN MIRACULOUS EVENTS Matthew 28:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The events centered around the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ were miraculous to say the least. One miracle generally c...
An angel of the Lord had rolled away the stone and sat upon it — St. Luke and St. John speak of two angels that appeared: but it seems as if only one of them had appeared sitting on the stone without...
Observe here, 1. With what pomp and triumph doth our Lord arise. The earth that quaked before at his crucifixion, quakes now again at his resurrection: it quaked then at the dissolution, now at the re...