The Lord God gave proof, over and over again, that Jesus Christ died, that Jesus Christ was resurrected.
The first proof? An empty tomb.
Two men, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, took the body of the crucified Jesus, hastily prepared it for burial and laid the body of Jesus in a tomb. They hurried because the Sabbath was about to begin. John 19:38-42
The Sabbath came, and no one went to the tomb.
Early at dawn the first day of the week some women, who saw where the two men buried the body of Jesus, went to that tomb. Their intent was to properly prepare the body. Luke 24:1
They went there and what did they see? The seal broken on the heavy stone, shaped like a wheel and it was rolled away from the opening of the tomb.
Luke 24:2
They entered the tomb… no body was there. How could this be? They knew, absolutely knew, this was the very tomb where the two men placed the body of the Lord Jesus. Luke 24:3
NASB Luke 24:4 “While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;
5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 ‘He is not here, but He has risen.”
No other religion or “faith” in all of history in all of the world can say their gods are not there in a grave. Only the followers of Christ Jesus can say, “He is not here, but He has risen.”
~ Take it to heart ~
Followers of Christ… we are followers of the living Christ Jesus! We have wonderful news to share… He is risen, He is risen indeed! The empty tomb was the first clue, the first proof!