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Get ready for a teaching
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and your mind where the
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and doctrine doesn't bend to culture.
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We keep it simple,
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but dive deep revealing a
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a love that emboldens,
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and a mission that touches the world.
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program.
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My name is Rick Renner and my friends,
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today I'm gonna talk to you about the Resurrection of Jesus.
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You can see on the screen behind me an illustration
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of when the power of God erupted inside the tomb.
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And today when people go to Jerusalem, they go to the Church
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of the Holy Sepulcher where there is the Sepulcher of Jesus.
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But it's very difficult for people
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to imagine it was the sepulcher
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because today it is so highly ornamented
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and that's why many Protestants,
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especially like the Garden Tomb,
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sometimes it's called Gordon's Tomb, even though
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that is not the actual site, it probably looks like
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what the real sight once looked like.
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But today, the real site, which is inside the Church
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of the Holy Sepulcher, is completely enshrined.
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It's covered with all kinds
of religious ornamentations.
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So it's difficult for people to really see
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how this could have
been the tomb of Jesus,
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but it really was.
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But today we're looking at all
the events which occurred the
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morning of the resurrection.
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And wow, so many things
happened on that morning.
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If you're like me, you
probably just grew up hearing
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that Jesus was raised from the dead.
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And of course that's true.
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That is the central fixture of our faith.
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But many, many events occurred that morning,
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and today we are going to look at them.
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But before we get into the teaching, I want
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to tell you if you need prayer, call us.
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And I promise you that when
we pray, we ferociously pray.
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And today I'm talking to
you about the resurrection.
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So I'm gonna tell you
straight, we're gonna pray
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for the power of the resurrection
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to be released on your behalf,
to meet whatever need it is
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Now I'm gonna get into the teaching, but 1st, watch this.
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Do you know the story of Easter, the resurrection
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of Jesus, the empty tomb
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and the appearances to the disciples?
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But did you know that's only part of the story?
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of the Easter story that
are often overlooked.
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Details like - who was Pontius Pilate:
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what really happened to the Garden of Gethsemane?
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what happened to the temple when Jesus died?
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What exactly did the disciples witness on
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that miraculous morning?
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Today I'm gonna talk to you about the resurrection
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and all the events that occurred the morning
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of the resurrection.
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But my friend, Jesus was
really raised from the dead.
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This is not a hoax, this
is not a fabricated story.
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The power of God exploded
inside that tomb.
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And Jesus resurrected spirit
was connected to his body:
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life flooded his corpse, and
suddenly he stood up alive
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and Jesus physically rose from the dead
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and he walked out of that tomb.
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And my friends, that is what we're going
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to be looking at today.
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And the Bible tells us that morning there was an earthquake.
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The earth shook with the power of God.
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Roman soldiers who were signed
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to guard the tomb fell like dead men
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and fled from the scene.
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And power literally detonated
inside the tomb that morning
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and Jesus was raised from the dead.
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This is not a legend and this is not a fairytale,
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and this is the foundation of our faith.
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But when you study Matthew, Mark, Luke,
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and John, you can begin
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to piece together all the different events
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that occurred on the
morning of the resurrection.
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So today we're going to begin in Matthew 28:
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1, which says - In the end of the Sabbath,
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as it began to dawn toward the 1st day of the week,
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came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.
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And when you read Luke 24:10, it says
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that others came as well.
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One was Joanna
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and Luke 24:10 says, other women came as well.
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Luke 8:3 tells us Joanna was the wife
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of Herod's steward.
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And evidently she was a very, very wealthy woman
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who had supported Jesus ministry.
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But in Luke 23:55-56, it says,
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these women were present when Jesus was placed
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into the tomb.
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They were there when the
stone was rolled in front
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of the door and they had come with spices
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and ointments to prepare
his body for burial.
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They did not know
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that Pilate had legally sealed the tomb shut.
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If they had known that they would not have come.
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they thought they would find somebody
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to help them roll away the stone.
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If they had known it had
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they wouldn't have even come
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because it was illegal to break the seal
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and to remove the stone.
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But when you come to Mark 16:2-4,
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Mark tells us -
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And very early in the morning, the 1st day
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of the week came under the sepulcher
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at the rising of the sun.
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And they said, among themselves -
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Who shall roll away the stone
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from the door of the sepulcher.
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And when they looked, they saw
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that the stone was rolled
away for it was very great.
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They were stunned
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to discover the stone
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And when you read what Matthew says at Matthew 28:
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2, he tells it
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that a great earthquake
was involved in the
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removing of the stone.
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He says, and behold, there
was a great earthquake.
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The word behold, in Greek, carries the idea of amazement,
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shock, and wonder.
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It's almost as if Matthew says - Wow,
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this is a amazing, listen to this.
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There was a great earthquake.
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The word great describes
something huge, massive,
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or enormous.
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And the word earthquake really is the word
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for a literal earthquake, which means on the morning
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of the resurrection, just like the earth experienced an
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earthquake at the time of
Jesus' death, in the moment
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of his resurrection, the earth rejoiced
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that the creator had been raised from the dead.
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And the Bible tells us in Mark 16:4,
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that when the women arrived at the tomb,
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they found the stone was rolled away for it was very great.
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The word very means: very, exceedingly or extremely.
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The word great means it was massive or enormous.
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This was no normal stone.
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When Joseph of Arimathaea rolled that stone
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in front of that door,
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he intended for that tomb to remain shut.
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But when the women arrived, it had been removed.
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And Matthew tells us in Matthew 28:2, The angel
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of the Lord descended from Heaven and came
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and rolled back the stone from the door
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and sat up on it.
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Verse 3 says -
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And his countenance was like lightning and his
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raiment white as snow.
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And Matthew 28:4 gives us the response
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of the guards who were there that morning -
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And for fear of him - for fear of the angel - the keepers
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or the guards did shake and became as dead men.
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And when the Bible says for fear of him,
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the words fear in this case pictures a panic stricken fear.
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And when the Bible says the keepers did shake,
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the word shake is derived
from the same word
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for an earthquake.
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So just like the earth
shakes in an earthquake,
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these guards were just trembling when they saw this
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massive angel.
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became as dead men,
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which is the Greek word for a corpse,
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they fell like dead people on the spot. Paralyzed with fear,
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and when they finally gathered themselves together,
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they were so panic stricken, they fled from the scene.
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And when we come to Luke 24:3, it tells us that
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with the stone removed,
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the women passed right into the grave. It says -
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and they entered in and found not the body of Jesus.
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But what did they find inside the tomb?
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We find that in Mark 16:5 -
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And entering into the sepulcher,
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they saw a young man sitting on the right side,
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clothed in a long white garment, and they were a frightened.
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Who was this young man?
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Well, the words young man, in Greek depicts a young man
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filled with vigor and energy
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and who's in the prime of his life.
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And here it illustrates the vitality, the strength,
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and the ever youthful appearance of angels.
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This was an angel.
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And the Bible says he was clothed. The word clothed,
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pictures a garment draped about his shoulders like he was a
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mighty warrior or a ruler.
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And the word garment depicts a long flowing robe
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that adorned royalty, commanders, kings, priests,
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and other people of high distinction.
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So when they saw this
angel, he looked youthful.
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He was filled with vigor, he
was strong, he was mighty,
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and he looked like some kind of a commander.
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Wow! And as these women stood in the empty tomb,
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we read in Luke 24:4,
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they were much perplexed there about. Well,
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of course they were perplexed.
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Jesus' body was missing
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and standing in front of them
was a mighty, mighty angel.
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The word perplexed means to lose one's way.
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It pictures one so confused that he can't figure out
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where he is, what he's doing or what's happening around him.
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It is a picture bewildered
by surrounding events.
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And indeed, these women were perplexed.
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They came expecting to see the stone in front of the tomb,
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but it was removed.
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They entered into the tomb,
the body of Jesus was missing.
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Then suddenly to the right side of the tomb,
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they saw an angel dressed like a warrior, a ruler or a king.
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The women didn't expect to see any of these things that they
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and their heads were swirling.
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But wait, that's not all.
Look what happened next.
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by them in shining garments.
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these words, stood by, in Greek means to come upon suddenly,
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to take one by surprise, to burst upon the scene,
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to suddenly step up or to unexpectedly appear.
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shining garments.
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or flashes like lightning.
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These women had never seen anything like this.
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that the women were fearful.
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It says, and as they were afraid
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and bow down their faces to the earth, they said unto them
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this is the angel speaking: they said unto them
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Why seek you
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the living among the dead?
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Jesus was not dead. He was living.
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He is not here, but he has risen.
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yet in Galilee saying, The son
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of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful man
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and be crucified
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and the 3rd day rise again.
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recorded in Mark 16:7 - But go your way.
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Tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth
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before you into Galilee.
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There shall you see him as he said unto you.
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to bring the good news of the resurrection.
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The women did run to bring his disciples
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word. Mark 16:8 says - And they went out quickly
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and fled from the sepulcher.
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they told these things unto the apostles.
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and their words seem to them as idle tales
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and they believed them not.
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They're giving the good news of the resurrection.
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it sounds like idle tales.
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Well, what does idle tales mean?
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Their presentation was not extremely clear.
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and get moving.
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to find out they were moving
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before the women were even finished talking.
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These women said in John 20:2 -
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They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher
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and we know not where they have laid him.
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of Peter and John.
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Peter therefore went forth. The words, went forth, in Greek,
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the tense indicates his feet was moving
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before the conversation
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with the women ever concluded. When they heard
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that something had happened at the tomb, Peter
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and John were up, they were moving
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and they were trying to get there as quick as they could.
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4 fully says - Peter, therefore went forth
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and that other disciple - that's John.
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So now we find Peter and John - and came to the Sepulcher.
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So they both ran together.
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and came first to the sepulcher.
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This is the gospel of John
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and John is telling us - Hey, I outran Peter.
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And by the way, he was
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But we also find that John 20:11,
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that Mary Magdalene followed
them back to the tomb.
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But Peter and John got there as quick as they could
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because they wanted to see
what had happened at the tomb.
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Now, it's amazing to me
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that the other apostles
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In fact, they watched as Peter
and John put on their clothes
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and put on their shoes and
got ready to dash to the tomb.
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And the rest of them just
sat there and watched.
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The apostles stayed behind, only Peter
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and John went to the tomb.
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they experienced something that morning
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that the other apostles did not experience.
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And my friends, I'm going to
tell you, it is just a fact
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that if you want to experience Jesus Christ
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and all of his power, you've gotta get up
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and you've gotta start moving
in his direction like Peter
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and John did that morning.
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But John out ran Peter to the tomb
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and we read in John 20:5 -
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and looking inside saw the linen clothes lying,
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yet he went not in.
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to bend low, to take a closer look
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or to stoop down to see something better.
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The Bible says he saw the linen clothes.
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The word saw means to observe, to see just enough
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of a glance to see the linen clothes lying there.
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Egyptian made garment, the
very one in which Joseph
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of Arimathea had buried Jesus.
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as the religious leaders alleged, it is guaranteed
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that whoever took the body would've also taken that garment
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because that was a very, very expensive garment
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and they would not have
left it laying there.
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But graves were places
of respect for Jews.
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And here we find that John had respect for the tomb.
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And not only that, he didn't
just barge right into the tomb
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because it was a grave, but secondly
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because he could see Pilate's seal had been broken,
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which meant a crime potentially had been committed,
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and he didn't want to be a part of a crime scene.
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So he just stood to the
side, looked into the tomb.
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But then Peter showed up.
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Then cometh Simon Peter following him
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and went into the sepulcher
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or he just barged right into the tomb -
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and seeth the linen clothes lie
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and the napkin that was about his head, not lying
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with the linen clothes
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but wrapped together in a place by itself.
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Notice it says he saw it.
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This word, saw, in Greek is
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where we get the word for a theater.
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It means to fully see
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or to fully observe like a patron
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who carefully watches every
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So Peter was really taking it all in.
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He was looking at every
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and he also saw the napkin.
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a napkin that could be used
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for wiping perspiration from one's head,
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but it was also used in connection with a burial cloth
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that was gently placed upon the face of the dead at burial.
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Jesus' entire body had been
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sheet, but his face was
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with this napkin.
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or to arrange in an orderly fashion.
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You say, why does the Bible tell us that?
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Because it wanted us to know
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that when Jesus was raised from the dead, he was calm,
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he was cool, he was collected,
he was so in control
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of his own faculties when
he was raised from the dead
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that he removed that expensive
burial cloth from his body
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set upright and then removed the napkin from his face
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and sitting in that upright position,
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Jesus neatly fold the burial cloth
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and gently laid it
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to one side separate from the
linen clothes he probably laid
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on the other side.
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Jesus was really in control of himself.
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And something else I love about this is we're told
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repeatedly in scripture that God is a God of order.
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And here we find Jesus as even orderly in the way
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that he folds that napkin.
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But when you come to John 20:8, it says,
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Then went in also that of the disciple -
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that's talking about John - which came 1st to the sepulcher
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and he saw and believed - he believed.
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But Luke 24:12 says,
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Peter departed wondering in himself at
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that which was come to pass.
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And here we find two different
responses of Peter and John.
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John left the tomb believing; Peter left the tomb wondering,
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what in the world does all of this mean?
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Wow! How in the world would it be possible
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to be in the very room
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where Jesus' body had previously lain
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to see the neatly folded
napkin, to recognize the spot
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where he set up upright
between those garments
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and to not be able
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to figure out something
miraculous had taken place?
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John believed,
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and Peter wondered, what in the world has taken place here?
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But the truth is Jesus was,
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and Jesus is still alive.
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He came out of that tomb
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and his resurrection is
not merely a philosophical
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renaissance of wonderful
ideas or teachings,
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my friends, Jesus was really raised from the dead.
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That is what happened the morning of the resurrection.
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Now, most of us growing up just heard
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that Jesus was raised from the dead, maybe
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that an angel had appeared,
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but we've seen from today's episode,
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so many events took place that morning.
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Multiple angels were there.
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There was an earthquake, women
were there, Peter was there,
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John was there.
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They went into the tomb.
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Each of them, they saw the place where he had been laying
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but now his body was gone. Why?
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Because the power of God
detonated inside that tomb
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and Jesus came out.
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And my friends, Jesus is still alive today.
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He is alive forevermore.
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Jesus is raised from the dead.
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Oh, I've got more to say to you, but 1st.
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Hey, this is Rick Renner
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and I am in the Production Fulfillment part
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of the Tulsa Ministry headquarters.
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And I just love to come here
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and see all these teaching resources.
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My friends, we send them out
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by 10 thousands every month and every year.
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It is just amazing
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and it's a great honor that anyone would want our teaching.
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It's very humbling and I'm very grateful
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that God is using our ministry
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and our teaching to strengthen lives
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around the world and our partners are the ones
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helping us to do it.
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And right now, we're trying
to pay off this facility
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so we can release more
funds to taking the teaching
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of the Bible to the ends of the earth.
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We've already paid off 84%
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of our ministry expansion project,
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but we'd like to finish it.
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And if you're not a part of
the Giving Team yet today,
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I want to ask you to join our Giving Team
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so we can pay off this facility
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and release all those funds
into taking the teaching
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of the Bible to the ends of the earth.
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Today we've been looking at all the events
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that occurred the morning
of the resurrection.
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Wow, there is so much to this story,
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and that's why I call this series, Easter -
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The Rest of the Story.
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I wish someone had told
me all these details
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when I was growing up.
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Every year I heard the same old message:
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Jesus was crucified, Jesus was buried,
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Jesus was raised from the dead.
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And of course, that is really
foundational to our faith.
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But in addition to that, there
are so many wonderful details
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to this story,
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and I wanna say thank you for joining me
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for this amazing series, and I
pray that you're enjoying it.
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But before I leave today,
I want to remind you
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that if you need prayer,
we are here for you
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and we want to pray for you.
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The numbers on the
screen call that number.
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We're waiting for the
phone to ring right now,
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and I really mean that.
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And the moment the phone rings
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and we hear what's on your heart
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or what is your prayer need, we're going
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to join you in prayer and in faith.
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And Jesus is gonna do what needs to be done.
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If you would prefer, you
can send us an email.
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We'd love to get your emails,
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and when your email shows
up in our inbox, we will
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likewise pray for you, release our faith,
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and God will do just what
needs to be done in your life.
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So please reach out to us
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by calling the number on the screen
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or by sending us an email.
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But I wanna pray for you right now.
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So put your hand on your
heart and let's pray.
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Father, we thank you for
the resurrection of Jesus.
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It's no hoax. It is no
legend. It is not a fantasy.
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It is real.
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Jesus was really raised from the dead,
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and we thank you that according to Romans 8:11, today,
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the power of the resurrection works inside us.
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Help us to embrace it
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and to experience your
divine power in our lives.
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In Jesus' name - Amen.
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I'll see you in the next program,
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but until then, remember Ecclesiastes 8:4,
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"Where the word of a king is there is power."
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Hey friends, this is Rick Renner and Denise
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and I are coming to the United
States for a brief trip,
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and we want to invite you to come to some
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of our meetings. On Sunday, April 19th,
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we'll be ministering at Vertical Church in West Haven,
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Connecticut with Pastors Ken and Kathy Vance.
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Then on Wednesday - Sunday, April 22- 26,
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I'll be speaking at Perry Stone's -
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Wonderful 2026 Prophetic Summit - in
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Cleveland, Tennessee.
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Then on Sunday, May 3rd,
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I'll be speaking at Resurrection Life in Grandville,
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Michigan with Pastors Duane and Jeanie Vander Klok.
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Friend, if you can com e to any of these meetings, Denise
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and I would just be so thrilled to see you.
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But please go online
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or give us a call to make
sure none of the dates
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or times have changed.
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If you've never received Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life -
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Amen.
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Thank you for joining Rick Renner today.
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For more information about Renner Ministries
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and product resources, visit renner.org.
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This program was made possible by the giving
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of the God called Partners of Renner Ministries.