“ And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. ”
The keepers did shake - It was night. The appearance was sudden and unexpected, and to them terrific. The stone was probably suddenly removed. At the noise, the light, the suddenness of the appea...
The Empty Tomb ( Mark 16:1-8 *, Luke 24:1-12 ). Mt. is here not so close to Mk., except in Matthew 28:5-7 . The note of time in Matthew 28:1 is not clear; the Sab bath would end at sunset on S...
for . from. Greek. apo. dead men. See App-139.
4. Through fear the guards trembled. The Lord struck the guards with terror, as if he had engraved their consciences with a hot iron, so as to constrain them reluctantly to feel his di...
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men . The keepers - became as dead men - God can, by one and the same means, comfort his servants, and terrify his enemies. The resurrec...
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 me...
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. Is the sepulchre "sure" now, O ye chief priests? He that...
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 num...
The keepers did shake. — The words imply that the two Maries when they reached the sepulchre saw the soldiers prostrate in their panic terror.
Chapter 20 The Third Day- Matthew 27:57-66 - Matthew 28:1-15 Now that the atoning work of Christ is finished, the story proceeds with rapidity to its close. It was the work of the Evangelist...
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. H...
“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...
"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 a...
And for fear of him the keepers did shake ,.... Though they were soldiers, Roman soldiers and veterans, who had been used to terrible sights in the field of battle; were men of courage, and fearless...
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men . Ver. 4. The keepers did shake ] And well they might, as coming to see they had borne arms against God, and were therefore obno...
His countenance was like lightning Coruscations of light darting from his face; and his raiment white as snow Glittering with an extraordinary lustre, beyond what any human eyes could bear; and...
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 ret...
The Resurrection. 1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the...
OLBGrk; Ver. 2-4. Matthew alone telleth us this; all the other evangelists agree that when the women came they found the stone rolled away, which eased them of the solicitude they had as they came,...
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 di...
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 d...
Matthew 28:1-2 . 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 earthqu...
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 t...
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 murmu...
EXPOSITION Matthew 28:1-40 Jesus rises from the dead, and appears to the holy women. ( Mark 16:1-41 ; Luke 24:1-42 ; John 20:1-43 .) It is to be noted that there are great and important...
and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. As the death of Christ had been attended by supernatural signs to call the attention of the whole world to the redemption then be...
Acts 16:29 ; Acts 9:3-7 ; Daniel 10:7 ; Job 4:14 ; Matthew 27:65 ; Matthew 27:66 ; Matthew 28:11 ; Psalms 48:6 ; Revelation 1:17
The Seven Miraculous Events Matthew 28:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The events centered around the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ were miraculous to say the least. One miracle ge...