Mary Magdalene excitedly told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” and then she told them the message Jesus had given her to tell: (NASB) John 20:17 “Jesus said to her, “˜Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, “I ascend […]

(NASB) John 20:18 “Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.” Mary was a follower of Christ, and she saw the physically resurrected, living Lord Jesus Christ. Today, His followers “see” the living Lord Jesus Christ through His word (the Holy Bible). […]

Mary Magdalene had gone to the tomb in the darkness before dawn. She was also “in the darkness” about the truth of Jesus being alive, resurrected from the grave of death. (See John 20:1) She had run to get two disciples and had followed them back to the tomb. Mary stayed after the two men […]

Mary Magdalene stood outside the empty tomb, crying. She had been asked by two angels, “Woman, why are you crying?” Her only response had been “They have taken my Lord away,” and I don’t know where they have put him.” Her tears were still rolling down her cheeks when she noticed another man standing not […]

Mary Magdalene was beside herself with grief. She had found the tomb of Jesus in the darkness of early morning. The stone had been rolled away from the entrance and the body was gone. Not the grave clothes, just the body. She had run to get two men, Simon Peter and John, and she followed […]

A prayer of belief in the living God: (NIV) Psalm 121:1-8 “I LIFT up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber; 4Indeed, […]

How surprised the disciples must have been when Mary Magdalene came running and said, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” (See John 20:2) (NASB) John 20:3-8 So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. […]

(Amplified) John 20:1 “NOW ON the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been removed from (lifted out of the groove across the entrance of) the tomb.” That tomb had been unsealed. The request of the Jewish leaders for […]

Love gets up early to minister, even to those who have died. Mary Magdalene made her way through the early morning dark hours before sunrise to the tomb where Jesus”™ body had been laid. But what a surprise waited for her! The tomb was empty of Jesus”™ body”¦not the grave clothes, just His body. She […]

(NASB) John 19:41-42 “Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.” Even in the burial of Jesus, prophecy […]