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The Events of Resurrection Sunday. The following is one of several possible ways of ordering the events of Resurrection Sunday. It supposes that all of the women were not together all of the time. 1. An angel comes & rolls back the stone from the tomb (Mt. 28:2).
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The following is one of several possible ways of ordering the events of Resurrection Sunday.It supposes that all of the women were not together all of the time.
1. An angel comes & rolls back the stone from the tomb (Mt. 28:2).
2. Mary Magdalene comes before dawn while it is still dark (Jn. 20:1) and finds the stone rolled away.
3. Other women come at or after sunrise (Mk. 16:2; Lk. 24:1).
4. Mary Magdalene leaves to tell the apostles (Jn. 20:2). She apparently does not know about the angels. 4a. At some point Peter and John start for the tomb; Mary follows.
5. Angels (young men) appear to the other women (Mk. 16:5; Lk. 24:4).
6. The women leave (Mt. 28:8; Mk. 16:8; Lk. 24:9). Some say nothing out of fear (Mk. 16:8).
7. Peter and John arrive at the tomb and find it empty (Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:3-9).
8. Some women report the vision of angels to the disciples (Lk. 24:24).
9. Peter and John go home (Jn. 20:10) and report findings (Lk. 24:24).
10. Mary Magdalene stays and sees Jesus (Jn. 20:11-17; Mk. 16:9).
12. Jesus appears to women (apparently the ones who did not tell) (Mt. 28:9-10).Women, including Mary Magdalene, go to tell the disciples about the risen Lord (Mt. 28:11; Mk. 16:10-11; Jn. 20:18).
The order of thirteen and fourteen is uncertain.13. Jesus appears to Peter, who reports it to the disciples (Lk. 24:34).14. Jesus appears to Cleopas and his companion (Lk. 24:15-32; Mk. 16:12)
15. Cleopas and his companion return to Jerusalem to report it to the disciples (Lk. 24:33) but are not believed (Mk. 16:13).
16. Jesus appears to the disciples in a locked room that evening (Mk. 16:14-18; Lk. 24:36-43; Jn. 20:19-23).He shows them his hands, feet, and side and eats fish before them to prove he is not a ghost. He gives Mark’s Great Commission.
Footnote: John 20:19 says Jesus appeared to them on “the evening of the first day of the week.” Note that the evening comes after the morning, not before. The practical day was being used, not the ceremonial day like the Sabbath.