Mark 16:3-4 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?… I. WHY WAS THERE EVER A SEPULCHRE ON EARTH? A sepulchre tells of sorrow, sickness, bereavement, death. "By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin." II. WHY WAS THERE A SEPULCHRE FOR JESUS? To remove all doubt as to the reality of His death. III. WHY WAS THAT STONE PUT THERE? St. Matthew gives the reason. The very means by which they hoped to prevent the resurrection, were made the occasion of more glorious triumph. Thus did God cause the wrath of man to praise Him, and the plottings of enemies to give the strongest proofs of His resurrection. IV. WHO ROLLED THAT STONE AWAY AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE? Had the Lord rolled it away it would have been said that He was not dead, but only in a state of trance. We must not weep as if we had no one to roll away the stone from the sepulchre. The grave will hold our bodies but a little while. (Bishop Stevens.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?WEB: They were saying among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" |
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