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Resurrection
“So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself” (John 20:4-7).
At the tomb early on the resurrection morning, these two disciples (Peter and John) take account of the linen clothes and the napkin “wrapped together in a place by itself,” details only given in John’s Gospel. It was evident that the body had not been taken away from the tomb, for why, in that case, should the grave clothes be left behind? Yet stronger is the witness to the mighty power of this glorious Person Who, having risen from the dead, can lay aside the grave clothes in a calm and orderly fashion.
“Resurrection” is a wonderful reality. Let’s rejoice today with the realization that “He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew 28:6). We have an empty tomb and a living Savior!
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