Pilate said to them, (chief priests and Pharisees) “You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can.” So they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. Matthew 27:65, 66 Lord these men were still being vindictive and trying their very best to be […]
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Next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Therefore order the sepulchre to be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples go […]
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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, (at the tomb) sitting opposite the sepulcher. Matthew 27:61 Thank you Lord for those that stay with us through hard times in our lives. Thank You for ALWAYS being with us. Even though we may feel alone Lord what a comfort to know we are not alone. […]
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And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in His own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. Matthew 27:59, 60 We are told Lord that Joseph of Arimathea was a […]
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When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. Matthew 27:57, 58 Lord once again I see Pilate playing a part. He could have […]
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There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him; among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Matthew 27:55, 56 Lord, these verses tell us how much You were loved. How this […]
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When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” Matthew 27:55 Lord sometimes it takes something so spectacular to make us really know that You are ‘Truly the Son of […]
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And some of the bystanders hearing it (Jesus saying, ‘My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?’) said, “This Man is calling Elijah. And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink. But the others […]
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And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit. And behold the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and […]
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