The message of a stone rolled away

Had we been there on the resurrection day, we would have experienced an awfully sad day. Hopes were shattered. Jesus Christ was killed. And as his followers, we would have been full of despair, bewilderment, and confusion. We would not have been able to understand what was going on.

But look! A couple of faithful ladies who had ministered to Jesus during his time on earth and who received ministry from him, came to do a last service for him! And as they arrived, they saw what they did not expect. The stone was rolled away. What did it say to them and what did it mean?

There is a powerful message in the stone rolled away. This stone pronounced the great message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and in the simplest possible way spoke about its implications. The resurrection of Christ was more than an extraordinary event in history. The stone gave to them, and us, a great challenge. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is both the most significant event in history, and the most powerful challenge to everyone, whether we are his followers, or not.

The message of the stone challenges you too. You, too, have to answer to what the stone rolled away, is saying. It says that…

The stone rolled to the mouth of the tomb says that Jesus died a real death. On the cross on Golgotha Jesus was executed. He gave his life for us that day. He died in our place in payment for our sins. Because of his great love, he went to the cross in order to reach out to people who did not care, or even hated him.

The stone rolled to the mouth of the tomb says, in the words of the angel, "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." The stone says that Jesus Christ lived, died, was buried, and rose again from the dead.

And the stone rolled to the mouth of the tomb says to us today, Christian, and non-Christian and antichristian alike, not from the cross, for he is not there. Not from the grave, for he is not there.
It says he is at the right hand of the throne of the one and only Almighty God, from where, one day, he will come to finally complete his dominion, also on earth!
And he is coming back to ask us how we answered to the message of the stone rolled away!