Testimony of the Tombstone

Testimony of the Tombstone of Jesus. (Matt. 28: 1-8)
The stone that was rolled into the opening of the tomb, in order to seal it, did not stay there. An angel of the Lord came to the tomb to roll it away.

The stone symbolized the bondage of death. Rolling it away is a symbol of the life that Jesus Christ gives us. Listen to the stone’s testimony! It cries out that Jesus conquered death.

But why was the stone rolled away? If you think that the stone was rolled away for the Lord to come out, you are wrong. Jesus had no need for the stone to be rolled away. We find, later on in the accounts of his appearances, that when the disciples were hiding in a locked room, the resurrected Jesus just walked right in. He needed no door. No wall could hold him. In his resurrection body, he could not be bound by the stone, a symbol of death. The stone was not rolled away for him to come out.

The stone was rolled away so that we could look in. It was rolled away that the followers of Jesus could see that he is not held by the tomb, because he is alive! The empty tomb is important evidence of the resurrection of Jesus. The empty tomb even today is evidence to all that Jesus is not dead, yes, that he is alive.

The significance of the stone rolled away is explained by the angel, "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." Jesus Christ lived, died, was buried, and rose again from the dead to become our righteousness with God. With a mighty arm, God the Father reached down and broke the bondage of death and through the power of the Holy Spirit called his Son from the grave. Jesus arose, and the stone was rolled away that we can look in and see and know that it is true.

And so he became the Lord of all. And he became the Lord of those whom he has saved.
As you see the empty tomb – are you ready to surrender to him?
To obey, follow and love him with all your heart and strength!