3. Easter Sermon Series:
Sacrifice and Salvation
The Triumphal Entry Lk 19:28–44
The Last Supper Matt 26:17–30***
The Crucifixion Matt 27:27–54
The Resurrection Matt 27:62–28:15
4. Matt 27:62-28:15
27:62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day,
the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 "Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was
still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I
will rise again.'
64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure
until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may
come and steal the body and tell the people that
he has been raised from the dead. This last
deception will be worse than the first."
65 "Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the
tomb as secure as you know how."
66 So they went and made the tomb
secure by putting a seal on the
stone and posting the guard. day.
5. Matt 27:62-28:15
28:1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of
the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the
Lord came down from heaven and, going to the
tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes
were white as snow.
4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook
and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for
I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was
crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come
and see the place where he lay.
6. Matt 27:62-28:15
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen
from the dead and is going ahead of you into
Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told
you."
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid
yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
9 Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said.
They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped
him.
10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid.
Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee;
there they will see me."
7. Matt 27:62-28:15
11 While the women were on their way, some of the
guards went into the city and reported to the
chief priests everything that had happened.
12 When the chief priests had met with the elders
and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large
sum of money,
13 telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came
during the night and stole him away while we
were asleep.'
14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy
him and keep you out of trouble."
15 So the soldiers took the money and
did as they were instructed. And
this story has been widely circulated among the
Jews to this very day.
8. the Resurrection Matt 27:62–28:15
4 ‘E’s”
1. the END - Christ Died
–Before Resurrection there must be DEATH
–Scripture states JESUS DIED
• Ref 1 Thess 4:14 & Rev 1:18
–WHAT IF Jesus never died but
just “fainted” or “swooned”
‘Swoon’ - to faint from extreme emotion ??
9. ‘Swoon Theory’
Jesus never died just unconscious
Regained consciousness in the
cool cave...
Healed & Cleaned himself...
Then appeared to his followers –
radiant, healthy, smiling ....
What about ...
? Grave clothes ....
? 75lbs of spices ...
? Stone about 1 1/2 tons....
? Guards ...
o It takes more faith to believe ...
10. Jesus DIED on the Cross
Roman soldiers are
‘professionals’
Pilate verified it - Mk 15:44
? Possible “Reason” why Jesus
died so quickly ...
Joseph & Nicodemus were
‘educated men’ ...
Wrapped in long cloth with
75lbs of spices ...
Died & Buried in a tomb.
1. the END
11. 1. the END- Jesus DIEDon the Cross
so that ...
• Heb 2:14-15 “... by his death he might destroy him
who holds the power of death — that is, the
devil— and free those who all their lives were held
in slavery by their fear of death.”
• Heb 9:15b “...he has died as a
ransom to set them free from
the sins committed under the
first covenant.”
12. 2. He EMERGED
• Defn ‘Emerge’: To Rise from...,
To Come Forth from...
• Jesus Christ EMERGED from the tomb
• The Resurrection is Real
• The Resurrection must be Real ...
• Why is this IMPORTANT ?
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ?
13. 2. He EMERGED – Christ Resurrected ..
The RESURRECTION is the very
foundation of our Christian Faith
a. Jesus Predicted it
Ref Mk 8:2, 31, 9:31 ...
b. Jesus Declared it
Ref John 11:25
14. 2. He EMERGED – Resurrected ...
c. Paul Taught it ...
1 Cor 15:54-55
"Death has been swallowed up in
victory.
Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"
15. 2. He EMERGED – Resurrected ...
d. Peter’s Taught it ...
1 Peter 1:3-4
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ! In his great mercy ...
he has given us new birth into a
living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead,
and into an inheritance that can never
perish, spoil or fade — kept in heaven for
you,...”
16. 2. He EMERGED– Resurrected ...
e. John Heard it -
Rev 1:18
“I am the Living One;
I was dead, and behold I
am alive for ever and ever!
And I hold the keys of
death and Hades.”
17. 3. the EMPTY tomb
• Christ died, the END and was buried ...
• On the 3rd day Christ EMERGED from his tomb ...
• The stone was rolled away –
by an angel .... earthquake ....
–Not for Jesus to come out
BUT for people to look in
• The tomb must then be ...
EMPTY !
18. 3. the EMPTY tomb
YET some claimed the tomb was NOT EMPTY ??
Explanations proposed ......
? Wrong Tomb ...
Easy to refute ...
? Body was stolen ...
by ....
? Grave Robbers
? Jewish Authorities
? the Romans
? his Family members
? his Apostles
19. 3. the EMPTY tomb
Conclusion :
Jesus RESURRECTED
the tomb was EMPTY
JESUS IS ALIVE
20. 4. the EYEWITNESSES
Their Reliability ?
Women ?
Question : Why do
you think Jesus
appeared to women
first ?
Not first choice ??
Changed Lives
The Apostles
22. 4. the EYEWITNESSES
Their Reliability ?
Changed Lives
The Apostles
His Family members
John 7:2-5, Mark 3:20-21
Acts 1:14, Acts 15 – James, Jude ..
Numbers
1 Cor 15:6 “After that, he appeared
to more than five hundred of the
brothers at the same time, most of
whom are still living, though some
have fallen asleep.”
23. 4. the EYEWITNESSES
Their Reliability ?
‘Non-Christian’ sources...
Josephus – the historian
Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise
man, ... He drew over to him both many of the
Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the]
Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the
principal men amongst us, had condemned him
to the cross, ... he appeared to them alive again
the third day; as the divine prophets had
foretold these ... And the tribe of Christians, so
named from him, are not extinct at this day.
24. 4. the EYEWITNESSES
Their Reliability ?
‘Non-Christian’ sources...
Albert Henry Ross (1881 –1950)
– a writer with a pseudonym
Frank Morison
Lee Patrick Strobel
A Journalist / Lawyer
an atheist ...
began investigating the
Biblical claims about
Christ after his wife's
conversion...
25. the Resurrection Matt 27:62–28:15
the END - Christ Died
He EMERGED - Christ Resurrected
the EMPTY tomb - Tomb was Empty
the EYEWITNESSES - were Reliable
26. APPLICATION
1. The TRUTH of the Resurrection
Ref : 1 Cor 15 :3-8
“that Christ died for our sins...
that he was buried,
that he was raised on the third day..., and
that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred
of the brothers at the same time, most of whom
are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the
apostles,
and last of all he appeared to me also, ...”
27. APPLICATION
1. The TRUTH of the Resurrection
Ref : 1 Cor 15:13-19
“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not
even Christ has been raised.
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is
useless and so is your faith.
More than that, we are then found to be false
witnesses about God, for we have testified about
God that he raised Christ from the dead. ...
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not
been raised either.
28. APPLICATION
1. The TRUTH of the Resurrection
Ref : 1 Cor 15:13-19
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is
futile; you are still in your sins.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ
are lost.
If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are
to be pitied more than all men.
V32 If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and
drink, for tomorrow we die."
29. APPLICATION
1. The TRUTH of the Resurrection
Ref : 1 Cor 15
V 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the
dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen
asleep.
V 54-57 "Death has been swallowed up in victory.“
"Where, O death, is your victory ? Where, O death,
is your sting ?" The sting of death is sin, and the
power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He
gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
30. APPLICATION
2. The POWERof the Resurrection
Ref Phil 3:10-11
“I want to know Christ and
the power of his resurrection and
the fellowship of sharing in his
sufferings, becoming like him in his
death,
and so, somehow, to attain to the
resurrection from the dead.”
31. APPLICATION
3. The PROMISEof the Resurrection
Ref Jn 14:19b
“... Because I live, you also will live.”
2 Cor 5:14-15
“For Christ's love compels us, because we
are convinced that one died for all, and
therefore all died. And he died for all, that
those who live should no longer live for
themselves but for him who died for them
and was raised again.”
