Mat 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. He said to the women,He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew 28:4 And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.
The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ,and requested for guards to provide extra security, for they thought that the huge stone covering the tomb, wasn’t enough to prevent Jesus from being “stolen.” So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard .
The Easter story can never be hindered nor thwarted . Enemies of the cross have tried to hide the light of Jesus by setting philosophical and religious ‘guards’ and ‘stones’ over His resurrection . Easter reveals otherwise and illuminates the gospel making it shine brighter.
While the tomb was still guarded ,He rose from the dead. The grave could not hold him, the properly armed guards could not restrain him and death could not subdue him. Behold , He is risen!
Further readings:
Mat 27:52-53
Rom 6:5
Phi 3:10
🙏 Blessed Easter 🙏