John 20:11-13
Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
Isaiah 53:9
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
1. His Foes Planned His Grave
….. He made his Grave with the Wicked
2. His Friends Prepared It.
- Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57-58)
- Nicodemus (John 19:39)
- Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:1)
3. His Father Emptied It!
Acts 10:39-40
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
How Can the Empty Tomb feel the Empty Heart?
- My PAST has been HANDLED
- My PRAYERS are HEARD
- My PROBLEMS can be HELPED
- His PROMISE of HEAVEN is certain.