Mark
16:1-8Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Resurrection
Morning
16 When the
Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome
bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him.2 Very
early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the
tomb at sunrise. 3 They were
saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the
tomb for us?” 4 Looking up, they observed
that the stone—which was very large—had been rolled away. 5 When they
entered the tomb, they saw a young man[a] dressed
in a long white robe sitting on the right side; they were amazed and
alarmed.
6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are
looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been
resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. 7 But go,
tell His disciples and Peter,‘ He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you
will see Him there just as He told you.’”
8 So they went out and started running from the
tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said
nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.
Questions
1.
Why did Mary and the other women bring spices to Jesus’s tomb?
A. They did
as an act of love. They wanted to anoint
Jesus with these spices.
2.
Who rolled the stone away from the tomb?
A. An angel
rolled the stone away. To reveal to the
girls that Jesus wasn’t there. That He
has risen.
3.
What is the usual reaction to seeing an angel?
A. Almost
every time someone sees an angel in the Bible their reactions are similar. They are usually terrified and scared. Not that they aren’t kind, but that they are
not of this world.
4.
Why did the angel ask the women to go get the disciple and Peter?
A. Because
Peter denied Jesus the day before he was crucified. Peter thinks he’s not part of the group
anymore.
