Meanwhile Mary Magdalene, Joanna (the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward), Mary, the mother of our Lord, and other women from Galilee came early to the sepulcher, bringing spices, only to find the stone rolled away. Entering the sepulcher they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. The angel reassured the sorrowing women telling them not to fear, saying, " He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." (Matt. 28:66He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28:6)).
He then bade them carry tidings of our Lord's resurrection to His disciples, telling them to meet Him in Galilee. With great joy they ran to deliver this wonderful message, but their words seemed to the disciples as idle tales, and they refused to believe that our Lord was risen from the dead. It is a strong point in the proof of the resurrection of our Lord that the disciples were slow to believe, and refused to acknowledge the fact of the Lord's resurrection till they had indisputable, first-hand proof. If they had been credulous, eager to believe any tale they heard, one could understand their testimony would have had no weight, but when disciples, slow to believe the astounding news of our Lord's resurrection, were convinced of its truth by indisputable evidences, their testimony should not be denied. We read that our Lord showed Himself alive BY MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS, being seen of His disciples for forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:33To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: (Acts 1:3)).
The Apostles Peter and John then went to the sepulcher to see if the report of the women was correct. In their eagerness they ran, but John, the younger man, outran Peter. John contented himself by looking into the sepulcher, but Peter, marked by impetuosity, went into the tomb, seeing the linen clothes lying, and the head nap-kin in a place by itself, and they returned to their own homes.