Yesterday was a great day. some great times with great friends! God really used all the times. I was surprised to see that. I had other days, were i had the same times with people but it was like i just would waste all this times. Not like this Yesterday. Today i have to leave soon. Not much time to write. Will come back during the day.
Mk16,1-8
Maria from Magdala, Maria the mother of James and Salome went and bought spices to anoint the body of Jesus. It was very early in the morning - Sunrising time. (They bought this very early in the morning) Then they went to the grave. They saw the stone rolled over. They went into the grave. They saw a young man in a white robe. It was shocking to them. The young man sad: "Do not be alarmed!" Jesus from Nazareth is risen from the death. The grave is empty - LOOK, HOW EMPTY IT IS! Here he was, now he is not here anymore! Then the young man tells them:"But go, tell his disciples and Peter." Go to Galilee. He will meet you there. Just as he told you before. The women run out trembling and bewildered. They sad nothing to anyone. BECAUSE - WHY? They were AFRAID!
1. Women are at the grave first - not his loving disciples.
2. Jesus is already risen.
3. The angle is repeating what Jesus told them before.
4. The angles tells them: Don't be alarmed!
5. The fear in them grew during the conversation so much, that they are now trembling and bewildered.
6. They run out and do not say anything to anyone.
According to the first versions of Mark, Mark is ending here.
Fearful women who know that Jesus is risen, but would not tell anyone anything.
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It is such a cool end of the greatest story!
No one can know - but look at history!
Everybody knows now!
All know Jesus!
(More people know about Jesus, then they know about The Beatles{&i like the Beatles})
BUT the women overcame their own fear!
They told others and they again overcame their fear and told others!
They too overcame their fear and told others!
Till today - the Gospel is known because of someone
> who was trembling and bewildered
> and not respected
(like women in the 1.Century)
> BUT just loved Jesus in such a practical and simple
(Getting up early just to care for the dead body of Jesus)
> AND powerful
(A Angle appears to them and talks with them)
way, that they overcame their fear and told other - ME.
1Joh 5,5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.