Every year people worldwide celebrate Easter, one way or another.
Yet most of those celebrations are missing something big. They miss the basic facts. The facts about the resurrection itself—when it happened, what happened, who was there. About the eyewitness accounts of the open, empty tomb. About the efforts made to cover up the fact that Jesus rose from the dead—and lives today.
In The Empty Tomb, John MacArthur fills in those gaps, guiding you step by step through Luke’s account of the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This riveting study brings together the pieces of what is arguably history’s most important turning point, helping you worship on Easter Sunday–and every Sunday–like never before.
23:50 .. and a man named Joseph .. who was a member of the council .. a good and righteous man 23:51 .. (he had not consented to their plan and action) .. a man from Arimathea .. a city of the Jews .. who was waiting for the kingdom of God 23:52 .. this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus 23:53 .. and he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth .. and laid him in a tomb cut into the rock .. where no one had ever lain 23:54 .. It was the preparation day .. and the Sabbath was about to begin 23:55 .. now the women who had come with him out of Galilee followed .. and saw the tomb and how his body was laid 23:56 .. then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes .. and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment
24:01 .. but on the first day of the week .. at early dawn .. they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared 24:02 .. and they found the stone rolled away from the tomb 24:03 .. but when they entered .. they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus 24:04 .. while they were perplexed about this .. behold .. two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing 24:05 .. and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground .. the men said to them . . . ......... why do you seek the living one among the dead 24:06 .. he is not here .. but he has risen . . . remember how he spoke to you while he was still in Galilee 24:07 .. saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men .. and be crucified .. and the third day rise again 24:08 .. and they remembered his words 24:09 .. and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest 24:10 .. now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James .. ......... also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles 24:11 .. but these words appeared to them as nonsense .. and they would not believe them 24:12 .. but Peter got up and ran to the tomb .. stooping and looking in .. he saw the linen wrappings only .. ......... and he went away to his home .. marveling at what had happened