Who Was The First To Hear That Jesus Had Risen From The Dead?

The First ″Apostle″ of the Good News of the Resurrection

It was Mary Magdalene who was the first ″Apostle″ of the Good News of the Resurrection, according to tradition.[According to The Editors: The conclusion of a series of articles drawing attention to thirteen persons who, despite the fact that they are no longer alive, provide us with valuable guidance (Heb.11:4).They communicate with us via the testimony of their life, which is recorded in the Bible.″People of the Past with Lessons for Today″ is the title of the television series.

It is also available as a book, if you prefer (Kindle, Nook and old fashioned print and ink).These texts and individuals may both equip and motivate us to be of greater service to our Lord and Savior.She arrives and informs the disciples that she has seen and heard the Lord, as well as that he has stated these things to her in private (John 20:18).

She remained a servant till the very end.Even after the majority of Jesus’ male disciples fled for their lives, Mary Magdalene remained and witnessed the crucifixion of her Savior (Matthew 27:55-56, Mark 15:40, John 19:25).She was present when His body was placed to rest in Joseph’s tomb, and she assisted in the preparation of the spices and ointments used in the embalming process (Matthew 27:61, Mark 15:47, Luke 23:55-56).

The Sabbath prevented Mary from going to the tomb immediately; nevertheless, as soon as she was able, early in the morning on the first day of the week, she was there to complete the embalming of Jesus’ body (Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:1-2, John 20:1).
After accompanying Jesus for some time, Mary Magdalene is first named in Luke 8:2 as one of the ladies who accompanied Jesus as He walked through towns and villages preaching the Kingdom of God’s Good News to the people.
Her given name implies that she hails from Magdala, which is thought to be a town in Galilee near the Sea of Galilee, close to Tiberias.
Seven devils had been expelled from her by Jesus.

According to Luke 8:2-3 and Matthew 27:55-56, Mary appears to have aided Jesus and His followers in their ministry by providing them with food and drink from her possessions.
Beyond her anxiety, alongside the other women who traveled with her, regarding how they would move the stone in order to approach the body of Jesus, we can only guess at what Mary was thinking as she made her way to the tomb on that fateful day (cf.
Mark 16:3).
The fact that Jesus was dead, having been murdered as an insurrectionist by the Romans, caused her to question whether or not he was the Messiah, the One promised by God to govern.
She witnessed firsthand how the devils were subjected to Him; she heard His wonderful lessons and the authority with which He delivered them; and she witnessed His miraculous deeds.

Nonetheless, for the time being, it appeared that all had been in vain; however, as a last expression of gratitude, love, and service, the moment had come to complete preparing the corpse, which would decay in the same manner as all others.
However, when she came, she discovered that the stone had been shifted slightly (Mark 16:4, Luke 24:2, John 20:1).
When she and the other women realized what had happened, they hurried back to Simon Peter and John and informed them that the stone had been lifted and that someone had taken the body of Jesus with them (John 20:2).
After they had returned to their original location and saw the empty tomb, Mary lingered at the tomb, grieving, for a long time (John 20:3-11).
When she glanced into the grave, she saw two angels who inquired as to why she was crying (John 20:12-13; cf.

Matthew 28:2-5, Mark 16:5-6, Luke 24:4-7).
She was not crying out of gladness; rather, she was crying out because someone had removed the body of her Lord and she had no idea where the corpse had gone (John 20:13b).
An unknown man appeared in front of her at that moment.

He was curious as to why she was crying.
The gardener, she assumed, was the one who took the corpse of Jesus, and she inquired as to where he had taken it so that she might properly prepare it for burial (John 20:14-15).
He then addressed her by her given name, ″Mary.″ Then she realized what had happened.
″Rabboni!″ she shouted, realizing that it was Jesus.
He had risen from the grave and was now fully conscious!
After then, Jesus instructed Mary to notify the disciples of His resurrection from the grave.

She, as well as the other ladies, fulfilled their duty with tremendous enthusiasm (John 20:16-18; cf.
Matthew 28:6-8, Mark 16:7-11, Luke 24:8-10).
Consequently, Mary Magdalene was the first person to see Jesus’ resurrection and the first person to be tasked with informing others of the risen Christ.
The first ″apostle of the Gospel of the resurrection″ in this sense is not one who has authority, but rather one who is the first witness to Jesus’ resurrection from the dead and the first person sent (which is what the word ″apostle″ means) to spread the good news of His resurrection to the rest of the world.
Her presence is most strongly represented in the account of Jesus’ death and resurrection, which takes place just once.

As a result, we think she is there with the other nameless women in Acts 1:14 and, as a result, is a member of the first church in Jerusalem that formed following the events of Acts 2:14 to Acts 2:14.Immediately following her proclamation to the twelve disciples that Jesus has risen from the dead, she is forgotten about.This is all that can be said with certainty about Mary Magdalene at this time.Several theories have emerged regarding her background and relationship with Jesus, following her brief period of notoriety and subsequent disappearance from public view.

In the Middle Ages, some medieval scholars identified Mary Magdalene with both the Mary of Bethany, the one who anointed Jesus in John 12:1-8, and the nameless wicked woman of Luke 7:36-50, leading some to believe that Mary Magdalene had formerly been a prostitute.Others have speculated that Mary Magdalene was the unknown lady who was caught in adultery in John 7:53-8:11, although this has not been confirmed.There is no justification for any of these conclusions; we have no reason to suppose that these diverse personas are all to be merged, and they are most likely four unique women, rather than one or two combined figures.According to popular belief, Mary Magdalene was truly Jesus’ wife, and the two of them (or possibly only Mary) traveled to France and started a family.There is no Biblical evidence to suggest that Jesus was married at this time.We have every reason to believe that Mary Magdalene was married, but not to Jesus; it is possible that her husband had died or otherwise had no objections to her accompanying Jesus after his resurrection.

However, we can be assured that Mary Magdalene was a lady of deep trust in Jesus the Lord, as seen by her actions.
Even when everything seemed to be falling apart, she remained firm in her belief that Jesus was her Lord.
The purpose of her visit was to anoint His corpse for burial, with the expectation that it would disintegrate like every other body, leaving a poignant legacy for the One who had done so much for her in her life.

She received a substantial prize for her unwavering faith.Our evidence suggests that Mary Magdalene will participate with other Christians in the resurrection of life on the last day, but she already occupies a prominent position in Christian history as the first person to see and touch the risen Jesus.An amazing witness in a culture when a woman’s evidence was not considered valuable; testimony to such matters was anticipated from males was remarkable in and of itself.When it comes to stories like this, you don’t make them up if you want to be taken seriously.Nonetheless, it is documented in all four Gospels, which means that it is factual and that it truly happened.Mary Magdalene was a disciple of Jesus who loved and served Him, and she was a witness to His resurrection.

We would do well to love and serve Jesus as well, even when we are in trouble and it appears that all is lost.
The Lord is unpredictable, and we never know when he will convert our sadness into pleasure or our disappointment into victory.
Let us spread the wonderful news, which was originally announced by Mary Magdalene, that Jesus has risen from the grave, and continue to place our faith in Him as our Lord!
From Expository Files 20.1 (January 2013), written by Ethan R.
Longhenry.

″I Doubt It: Jesus Is Risen from the Dead″ — Heartlight®

When they returned from the tomb, they told the Eleven and the rest of the group about all that had happened. This was communicated to the apostles by Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others who were there at the time. They, on the other hand, did not trust the women since their comments appeared to them to be gibberish (Luke 24:9-11). We have to give Thomas the appellation ″Doubting Thomas″ even though he expressed his reservations about the situation: Now, Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve Apostles, was not there when Jesus appeared to the disciples. As a result, the other disciples informed him that they had ″seen the Lord!″ His response was that ″until I see the nail marks on his hands and place my finger where the nails were, then I would not believe.″ He also claimed that he would not believe unless he saw the nail imprints on his hands and inserted his fingers into his side (John 20:24-25). In response to claims that Jesus had risen from the grave, practically all of Jesus’ closest companions expressed skepticism, which is very much the same as our own. Neither the women who went to the tomb nor the apostles who heard their testimony about Jesus being raised from the dead believed them (Luke 24:9-11)
Peter and John were not expecting Jesus to be raised from the dead when they raced to the tomb based on the women’s report (Luke 24:12
John 20:3-9)
and the disciples traveling to Emmaus were not expecting Jesus to be raised from the dead and did not recognize him (Luke 24:12
John 20:3-9).
Before Jesus came to them in the upper room and ate fish to demonstrate that he was more than a vision (Luke 24:36-45), the other apostles did not believe in Jesus’ resurrection.
Even when Jesus was about to deliver his farewell words to his followers (Matthew 28:16-17), some of them were still skeptical.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some people are skeptical about Jesus’ physical resurrection.In fact, we shouldn’t be surprised if we, as Jesus’ disciples, have our moments of uncertainty from time to time.Put another way, our past experiences have demonstrated that deceased individuals do not rise from the dead.We say our final goodbyes to someone we love in their physical presence, not as a precursor to their appearance at a dinner party three days after the funeral service has taken place.An exhumation may bring out the body of a buried individual, but not for discourse at a celebratory supper (Luke 24:36-43) or a beachfront picnic (Luke 24:36-43) (John 21:1-14).

Doubting Thomases are not terrible people; they are simply realistic in their outlook.Those early skeptics were not devoid of faith; rather, they were just being themselves.Nevertheless, their doubt, followed by their passion, serves as the foundation for the fundamental belief of Christian faith: Jesus died, was buried, and was raised from the dead, never to die again; and, fully alive, Jesus appeared to individuals who knew him in the afterlife (1 Corinthians 15:1-7).

Christ’s resurrection from the dead is the basis of Christianity, not its theological philosophy.Christianity is a faith founded on a historical fact: Jesus rose from the grave.In the absence of Jesus’ resurrection, Christianity and Christian faith are both fruitless and pitiable, as the apostle Paul put it (1 Corinthians 15:).

There are two possibilities for these early Christian witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection: they were either liars and lunatics, or they were eyewitnesses to the risen Jesus whom they addressed as ″Lord.″ But it is those early doubters who later become witnesses who serve as one of the cornerstones on which we might build our faith today.
They announced the resurrection of Jesus, whom God had appointed as both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:33-36).
These were the people who had initially judged and executed Jesus (Acts 2:32-36; Acts 4:1-13), persons who they dreaded and from whom they had taken refuge in a confined chamber (John 20:19).
They publicly announced Jesus’ resurrection fifty days after Jesus’ resurrection, giving anybody wishing to challenge them the opportunity to do so (1 Corinthians 15:3-7).

They wrote about Jesus’ resurrection when there were still witnesses present who might either corroborate or disprove their claims, and they wrote about it in regions where Jesus was well-known at the time.
Following their encounters with the risen Jesus, once hesitant people became so emboldened that they were willing to give their lives to announce what they had witnessed.
Even more incredible, these previously timid and afraid individuals were transformed by their meetings with the risen Jesus to the point that they were prepared to devote their lives in order to bear witness to his resurrection (Acts 4:18-34; Acts 12:1-4).
This transformation may be the most powerful testimony of all, because their message did not make sense to their world before it was changed (1 Corinthians 1:20-25, 30-31; 1 Corinthians 2:1-2).
Despite their best efforts, their proclamation of Jesus’ resurrection from the grave was met with resistance by a world that did not believe in any type of bodily resurrection (Acts 17:12-16, 30-32; 1 Corinthians 2:3-5).

This group of early disciples entirely reoriented their lives in order to preach the gospel of a risen Jesus, despite the fact that they had every motive not to do so.
Peter was constantly detained and abused as a result of his religious beliefs.
James was one of the first Christians to be martyred for his testimony about Jesus (Acts 12:1-4).
In response to his testimony, Stephen was stoned to death, and Saul of Tarsus (who would go on to become renowned as Paul the apostle) even presided over his execution (Acts 7:54-60; Acts 8:1-4).
However, as Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus, Saul’s entire life was reoriented to announce the resurrected Christ to the world (Acts 20:24-26; Acts 26:2-29).

Many of these early Christian witnesses were martyred as a result of their witnessing for Christ.
Early doubters who later became believers, these followers of Jesus preached the resurrection of Jesus and bore witness to their convictions with their own blood, a testament to their faith in him.
As a motley crew of ″nobodies″ who had denied, betrayed, and abandoned Jesus in their terror as he was being crucified, their witness impacted the world by their message and sacrifices.

As for me, their concerns converted into sacrificial witness helps speak to my doubts that the impossible became possible via God’s power now accessible to us (Ephesians 1:17-20) because:Jesus has risen from the dead…
And we have faith!
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Phil Ware has written daily devotionals for 11 years, the most popular of which being VerseoftheDay.com, which receives over 500,000 visits every day.In addition to working with churches in transition via Interim Ministry Partners, he has served as editor and president of HEARTLIGHT Magazine for over two decades.He is the author of VerseoftheDay.com, God’s Holy Fire (on the Holy Spirit), and aYearwithJesus.com, among other books.Phil has also written four volumes, each of which contains daily devotionals based on one of the four gospels.(For further information, see the author’s website.)

Women of the Resurrection

Isn’t it wonderful when you have excellent news to share with others?″He loves me,″ ″I got the promotion,″ ″a baby is on the way,″ ″my grades are better″ are all examples of news we’d like to share with someone.Someone who will be pleased with our success.Someone who will understand the significance of what we are trying to convey to them.When two angels brought the wonderful news of Jesus’ resurrection from the grave, they specifically told the ladies who had been waiting for the good news.

Women, who were regarded as untrustworthy messengers and were even barred from testifying in court, were granted the distinction of delivering the most important news ever transmitted: Jesus is still alive and well!Each of the gospels reports that women were the first to learn the incredible news that Jesus had risen from the dead, but they each relate the story in a slightly different manner.According to Matthew, Mary of Magdalene and the other Mary are mentioned in Matthew 28:1; Mark records the names of Mary of Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome in Mark 16:1; Luke mentions Mary of Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James in Luke 24:10; and John mentions only Mary Magdalene in John 20:1, 11.

According to Mark, there were ″a great number of other ladies who had accompanied him to Jerusalem″ (Mark 15:41).And Luke acknowledges that there were other ladies present as well (Luke 24:10).Except for the fact that they were disciples of Jesus, little little is known about these ladies.

She is recognized as one of the women who accompanied Jesus and looked after his necessities (Mark 15:40), and she is noted as being at the cross (Mark 15:41).
The Bible states that Joanna was the wife of Chuza, who was the manager of the estate or maybe the vineyard of King Herod in Galilee, according to Luke 8:3.
In addition to Mary, the mother of James and Joses was present at the cross at Jesus’ crucifixion (Matt.
27:56).

It is reasonable to assume that they were somewhat rich because they had been ministering to his needs out of their own means (Mark 15:41; Luke 8:1-4).
They were with him for at least a portion of the time, and it is reasonable to assume that they ministered to the ladies who came to hear Jesus lecture in his ministry setting.
One woman in particular—Mary Magdalene—receives more attention than the others.
Mary was entrusted with the joyful news that Jesus had risen from the grave.
She was overwhelmed by the news.

Because she is named first in all four gospel accounts of the resurrection, this may imply to some that she was a leader among the women, in the same way that Peter is typically listed first among the apostles.
We are aware that she was troubled by demons at some time in her life, but we do not know when.
According to the tales, she was delivered from seven devils (Luke 8:2).
Because the number seven is frequently used in scripture to denote wholeness, it is likely that she was entirely possessed by demons at the time of her death.
A number of other New Testament passages demonstrate the severity of demonic possession, including a son who was thrown into the fire by demons (Mark 9:22), a man who cut himself with sharp stones (Mark 5:5), a Canaanite daughter who was ″suffering terribly″ from demons (Matt.

15:22), and a man who was blind and mute (Matt.
15:23).
(Matt.

12:22).
The presence of demonic activity was pervasive at the period when Jesus was on the planet.
In addition, the demons were destructive and evil.
It would not be an exaggeration to state that Mary’s life was in danger from the demons at the time of Jesus’ deliverance from them.
It appears to me that Mary Magdalene had a helpful ministry to others who were being released from devils, and this is consistent with the evidence.
There have to have been a significant number of women who had been afflicted by demons among the throngs of women who followed Jesus.

Without a doubt, she was capable of encouraging others and assisting them in their quest for deliverance from demonic possession through the power of Jesus.
What a testament to what can happen to a lady once she has been set free!
Instead of being a slave to sin and misery, I am now set free by Jesus, and I am able to serve and love others in a way that is both free and joyful.
Many people today, particularly in the western church, have a distorted view of Mary Magdalene’s life and ministry.
The novels ″The Da Vinci Code,″ which sold upwards of 80 million copies worldwide and was subsequently converted into a film starring Tom Hanks, have had an incorrect impact on them.

Mary Magdalene is presented as an erotic person in both the novel and the movie, which is contrary to what is written in the Bible.Her true origins were very certainly in an isolated section of Galilee, where she came from a fishing hamlet named ″Magdala,″ which means ″salted fish.″ In fact, the name ″Magdala″ refers to ″salted fish.″ Because that is all that is known about her background, it would be foolish to venture any further speculation.At the crucifixion, Mary Magdalene had been present, standing near the cross and seeing the tragedy of Jesus’ execution (John 19:25).As the sun set and the Sabbath began, Mary diligently followed the day of rest that had been set apart for her.

Now, when the sun rose on Sunday morning, she and the other ladies returned to the tomb with extra spices to complete the preparation of his body.They were perplexed when they noticed that the massive stone that had been placed over the entrance to the tomb had already been removed.And there was no sign of Jesus’ body!″Why are you looking for the living among the dead?″ the angels inquired of the ladies who had entered the tomb with Jesus.He is not present; He has ascended to the right hand of the Father.Remember that he told you that he would be put into the hands of sinful men, that he would be crucified, and that he would be resurrected from the dead on the third day″ (Luke 24.1-12).

When Mary Magdalene saw the empty tomb, she immediately went to find the disciples.
Peter and John returned to the tomb with her, but they were unable to unravel the mystery of Jesus’ body’s absence and instead went to their own houses in the city of Jerusalem.
Mary, on the other hand, remained in the garden, her grief, bewilderment, and misery evident.

Suddenly, while she sobbed uncontrollably, she noticed a figure—she assumed it was the gardener.He inquired as to the source of her tears.She stated that Jesus’ body had gone missing and that she wished for it to be returned to its rightful place.Then Jesus called her by her given name, ″Mary,″ and she realized instantaneously what she had previously refused to believe: He was still alive.In the days following Jesus’ resurrection, Mary Magdalene was the first person to see him alive and in person—a woman, and one who had battled seven devils, but a woman who followed the Lord (John 20.10-18).Rabbi!″ She exclaimed, falling to her knees at His feet in devotion and delight, calling His Name in Aramaic ″Rabboni!″ (which means teacher).

She had a strong desire to hug Him, but He reminded her that she should not grasp onto Him at this time since He had not yet returned to His Father.
″Go and tell my brothers that I am returning to my Father and your Father, as well as to my God and your God,″ He instructed her instead of giving her a command.
(See also John 20:17.) And it was Mary of Magdala who accomplished this.
She had been entrusted with wonderful news, the finest news that had ever been delivered, and she was tasked with disseminating it.
″I have seen the Lord,″ she told the disciples when she found them.

When they asked about her visit to the tomb with the other ladies and their experience with the two angels, she filled them in on every detail.″I had seen Jesus in the garden and mistook Him for a gardener,″ she said to them.And then she described how she had had a face-to-face conversation with Jesus.Moreover, she spoke the exact words that He had instructed her to deliver to them.After then, over the course of 40 days, Jesus appeared to Peter, to the eleven disciples, and to more than 500 of his followers around the world.And he appeared to Paul as well, once he had become a believer (I Cor.

15:6).
Women, and Mary Magdalene in particular, were the first to hear the news of Jesus’ resurrection and the first to spread the extremely happy news that Jesus had risen from the dead to others.
His resurrection demonstrated that He is, in fact, God and that He has triumphed over death.
God’s demonstration that the ransom paid for by Christ on the cross had been accepted was the resurrection.
His death would have been ineffectual for our sins if he had not been raised from the dead.
That He rose from the dead confirms that He is God, that He has the ability to forgive sin, and that He has the ability to defeat death.

The words of this Bill and Gloria Gaither hymn, ″Because He Lives,″ provide a straightforward explanation of what the resurrection accomplished.
God sent his only son, whom they named Jesus.
He came to love, to heal, and to forgive others.
He was born, lived, and died.
in order to gain my pardon A graveyard that is devoid of life.

Is there any evidence that My Savior is alive?
The fact that Jesus had been risen from the dead was the most significant news anybody could have received on this planet.
Women were informed of this development.

According to Paul, there are no Jews or Greeks, nor are there any males or females in Christ.When we put our faith in Jesus for the redemption of our sins, he does not intend that we relinquish our gender identity, as some have suggested.In other words, he is saying that Jesus died on the same cross as He did for men, that women are important to Him, and that He has faith in the feminine gender to spread his word, his good news.Likewise, like Mary of Magdala and Joanna and Salome, as well as Mary the mother of Joses and James, we might be His devoted disciples and share the finest news we have ever received with everyone we come into contact with: ″I have seen the Lord.″

Why were the Myrrh-Bearers the first to hear that Christ had risen?

In 2010, the Metropolitan Avgoustinos (Kantiotis) of Florina was elected.And he assured them, saying, ″Do not be terrified.″ You’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified, aren’t you?He has ascended; he is not present…’ (Matthew 16, verse 6) When Christ was born, it wasn’t the famous, the powerful, or the wealthy who were the first to learn of it; rather, it was the humble and destitute shepherds who were tending their flocks in the fields around Bethlehem.In a similar vein, when Christ rose from the dead, having first smashed the gates of Hell, it wasn’t the renowned, the authorities, or the powerful who were the first to learn of it, not even the Lord’s own disciples.Women were the first to receive the word of the Lord’s Resurrection, as they were the ones who had brought myrrh to His tomb.

How did this come to be, though?So why should the Lord have chosen to make his first public appearance among them and not among men such as the apostles, Peter and John?There’s a reason why the women were the first to hear the good news, and it’s because they deserved to be the first.

They had demonstrated virtues that not even the Lord’s male followers had demonstrated.What exactly were these?They were loyal disciples of the Lord from the moment they first encountered Him in Galilee, and this was from the very beginning.

Following Him and spending their own money to help Him and His community of followers is something they are proud of.
It was in Galilee, according to Mark (15:41), that they first began to follow him, and Luke (8:3) reminds us that they spent their own money to help him.
However, this was not the case only then.
At the time of the Lord’s sacrifice, when everyone had abandoned Him; when Judas had betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver; when all the other disciples except John had abandoned Him (Matt.

26, 56); when all those who had benefited from His public ministry had gone and joined His enemies, shouting ‘Away with Him,’ it was the most difficult time for Jesus.
‘Crucify Him,’ they said, but the Myrrh-Bearers remained His most faithful and committed disciples even after the rest of the world had abandoned Him.
They remained at the Teacher’s side, watching the play from as close a distance as the circumstances permitted, but they were never physically separated from Him for even a moment.
‘Present were also several women there, watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee and were ministering to him, among them Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, as well as the mother of the sons of Zebedee,’ according to the account.
(Matthew 27, verses 55-6), ‘…

and Salome…’ The ladies who followed him and catered to him, as well as the many other women who accompanied him to Jerusalem, were all women (Mark 15, 40-1).
They were able to muster the mental courage to remain in Golgotha.
They were there to watch the horrifying scene.
They were aware of every word that Jesus spoke, up to and including the words ‘It is done.’ They did not, however, leave even after He was killed.
They remained at the foot of the Cross, weeping and wailing.

In fact, they hurried forward as soon as Joseph from Arimathea and Nicodemus came with permission to proceed with the burial.
They aided the two men and accompanied them out to the tomb, where they remained until the sun’s final rays fell onto the ground on that most dramatic day.
More than ever, they displayed their courage, their magnanimity, and their love on the night of the Resurrection ‘on the first day following the Sabbath,’ when the tomb was opened.

The myrrh-bearing women went to the tomb despite the fact that they were aware it was sealed, that a large, heavy stone blocked its entrance, that armed Roman soldiers were guarding the grave and had been ordered to beat anyone daring to approach it, and that it was still dark when they left, before the sun had risen, to anoint Christ’s body with the spices they’d prepared the night before.
Fear and challenges would not stand in their way, no matter how great the obstacle.
The only thing they were concerned about was how they were going to get that big and immovable stone out of the way of the tomb’s main entrance.
It was unthinkable for Christ to look the other way when such love, loyalty, and courage were displayed, and not reward them.
Because of their love, they were the first to receive word from the angel of the Lord, who brought them the good news of the Resurrection, which he announced as ‘Christ has risen from the dead’.
Following that, they were the first to view the risen Lord, and they were tasked with delivering the word to His followers as well as to the other women there.

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Earth, water, fire, and air were regarded to be the four components or essences (ousies) of nature by Greek philosophers from Ionia, according to their beliefs.
Aristotle included ether in this group of four, so elevating it to the status of the fifth (pempto) essence, pemptousia, or quintessence.
Beauty, kindness, truth, and the eternal were all attracted to the incarnation of God the Word because of man’s natural predilection for these things.

Who was first to see Jesus after his supposed resurrection?

The entire world has heard that Jesus rose from the dead following his crucifixion. But, more importantly, did anyone actually see it? Is it possible to think that this really happened? Are there significant distinctions between Christianity and Judaism? Let’s find out in this post that has questions and answers.

Whom does the New Testament say was the first person to see Jesus after his supposed resurrection?

Readers of the New Testament have a lot of options to choose from.Paul makes the following statement: ″In fact, what I also learned was that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve disciples.In the following years, he appeared to more than five hundred comrades at a time, most of whom are still alive today, but some have passed away; then he appeared to James, and then to all of the apostles; and last, as though to one who had been born too soon, he appeared to me likewise ″ (1 Corinthians 15:3-8).These passages comprise the first known list of claimed post-resurrection appearances of Jesus, according to tradition (written c.55 C.E.).

After all, Paul claims that the creedal declaration (1 Corinthians 15:3-8) in which this list is located, was not his own creation, but rather one that he ″received.″ (His information is not accompanied by a source citation.) Paul reports that the risen Jesus appears to many of the disciples individually, to all twelve disciples collectively (at a period when there were supposed to be only eleven disciples), and to a big multitude of five hundred people all at the same time.Beginning with Jesus’ supposed appearances to Cephas (1 Corinthians 15:5), who some believe to be Peter, Paul, writing many years before the Gospels or Book of Acts were written, establishes the historical context for the book.The term ″cephas″ comes from the Aramaic language (cf.

John 1:42, Matthew 16:18).Additionally, he names James as at least the second-named witness to whom the resurrected Jesus appeared, and only ″then to all the apostles″ in his list of witnesses (1 Corinthians 15:7).Paul’s personal list of appearances is incompatible with the lists of appearances provided by the four canonical Gospels.

There isn’t a single appearance on Paul’s list of resurrection appearances that matches up with the appearances mentioned by the various Gospel versions.
It is not mentioned anywhere in the New Testament that Mary Magdalene was the first person to reportedly see Jesus upon his alleged resurrection.
In addition, Paul does not name any of the other female witnesses who are listed in Matthew and Mark.
The evangelists, on the other hand, make no mention of an apparition before James, as described by Paul, or of an appearance in front of a multitude of five hundred individuals.

The Corinthians were unable to verify Paul’s claims that Cephas (1 Corinthians 15:5) and James (1 Corinthians 15:7) had seen Jesus because of the lack of documentation.
Is Cephas a reference to Simon Peter, who was referred to as Cephas at various points in his life?
In Paul’s statements, a chronological sequence of appearances following the resurrection is indicated, with first Cephas and then the remaining ″twelve″ encountering Jesus in person.
However, at no point in the New Testament is the apostle Simon Peter, or anyone else associated with him, reported as having seen Jesus prior to the purported appearance to the eleven apostles as a group.
The apostle Paul may have been invoking an urban myth existing within Christian communities, which Luke later included in his Gospel, according to which a man called Simon saw Jesus in a vision (Luke 24:34).

Some speculate that Paul stated that this Simon was a reference to Simon Peter for an unknown purpose.
However, a close reading of Luke 24:34 reveals that the Simon who reportedly met Jesus was not Simon Peter, who is listed among ″the eleven″ in the Bible.
Possibly, Paul included the claim that Simon Peter saw Jesus as a means of enhancing the credibility of his own theological teachings on the significance of the resurrection.
However, it seems unlikely that Paul did so.
The fact that Paul was completely unaware that his letters would be saved and later extensively shared must not be forgotten.

Paul had nothing to be concerned about if his inflated assertions were found to be false, especially given the time and circumstances under which he wrote.
Those who disagreed with him were simply labeled as ″fake instructors,″ according to him.
His word was increasingly being tested against theirs as time went on.

The mention of James by Paul is characterized by the same ambiguity and lack of interest in the facts that were present in the case of Cephas.
A total of three distinct Jameses were involved in the life of Jesus, according to historical records.
Which of these individuals is claimed to have witnessed the resurrected Jesus?
When and where did Cephas and James first come face to face with Jesus?

Can one truly base one’s belief on such feeble evidence?

It is noteworthy that these visits to Peter and James are not recounted in any of the four Gospels or the Book of Acts.According to the Gospels, Jesus appeared first to either Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (Matthew 28:9) or to Mary Magdalene alone, as in Mark and John (Mark 16:9, John 20:18), or to two men, Cleopas (Luke 24:18) and Simon (Luke 24:19), before anybody else (Luke 24:34).According to the Gospels, the latter was not Peter, as he is said to have been there with ″the eleven″ who had convened in Jerusalem (Luke 24:33).Paul, the oldest of the New Testament writers, makes no mention of the women, most notably Mary Magdalene, who the Gospels, which were written much later, credit with being the first to view the resurrected Jesus.When those who documented the reported post-resurrection sightings cannot agree on who and when Jesus supposedly appeared, there is no reason for anybody to believe in the resurrection event.

Gerald Sigal is a writer who lives in New York City.NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: This is another another illustration of the fundamental differences between Christianity and Judaism.More information may be found on this page.

Who saw the risen Jesus first? Mary Magdalene? Peter? Cleopas? Who?

Who was the first person to see Jesus?(MATT28:9) The Virgin Mary is the only one to whom Jesus makes his first appearance (MARK16:9).Jesus makes his first appearance solely to the Virgin Mary (LUKE24:15-18) To Cleopas and another person, Jesus makes his first public appearance (JOHN20:14) One and only Mary Magdalene is there as Jesus makes his first appearance (1COR15:5).Jesus makes his first appearance to Cephas (PETER).Who was the first person to see Jesus?

Mary Magdalene, I believe, was the first person to view the resurrected Jesus after he rose from the dead.Mary Magdalene was the first person to view the rising Jesus, according to Mark 16:9, which states explicitly that she was the first person to see him.This viewpoint is supported by the Bible’s passage John 20:14.

In addition, Luke 24:15-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:5 do not expressly answer the question of who was the first to view the resurrected Jesus in the flesh.On the basis of what I perceive to be a ″compressed″ or ″telescoped″ account presented in Matthew 28:9, I also assume that the other Mary was the second person to witness the rising Jesus.As a result, let us examine each of the scriptures and see how they compare in terms of who was the first to witness the rising Jesus: According to Mark 16:9, Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene for the first time.

Mark makes no mention of the other Mary or anybody else in the story.
Mark, on the other hand, never explicitly said that Mary Magdalene was by herself.
There is nothing solid about Mark 16:9, save that it claims that Mary Magdalene was the first to be crucified.
There is nothing more or less to say.

After learning that Jesus was not in the tomb, the disciples were surprised when Jesus appeared to ″them″ in Matthew 28:9, according to the Bible.
Because Mary Magdalene and the other Mary are clearly mentioned in Matthew 28:1, I presume that they are included in the group of ″them.″ Matthew makes no distinction between whether Mary Magdalene was the first to see the rising Jesus or whether she and the other Mary were both in the same place at the same time.
Consequently, it is probable that Mary Magdalene was the first to see Jesus, and that the other Mary saw him shortly after her encounter.
That would be in accordance with Mark 16:9, for example.
Alternatively, it’s possible that Mark 16:9 intentionally chose to focus primarily on Mary Magdalene, and that the other Mary was also in attendance.

There is no evidence to support any assertion that there is a conflict between Matthew 28:9 and Mark 16:9.
According to Luke 24:15-18, the ″women″ went to the tomb and discovered that Jesus had not been found there.
Luke does not identify the women by name in this passage.
He does, however, claim that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and a lady named Joanna went to the other disciples to inform them that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Is it possible that Joanna was there at the empty tomb?

Or did Joanna come upon Mary Magdalene and the other Mary as they were making their way out from the tomb to inform the others that Jesus had risen from the dead?
We are unable to say for definite.
Luke does not mention whether or not any of the ladies had seen Jesus on their way back to the tomb.

Luke, on the other hand, relates that two of Jesus’ companions, one of whom was called Cleopas, were traveling on the road to Emmaus when they encountered Jesus.
However, Luke does not explicitly state that they were the first to witness the rising Jesus.
If there is a contradiction, it is based on supposition rather than on facts, if there is any.
According to John 20:14, Mary Magdalene encountered the rising Jesus.
However, unlike Mark 16:9, there is no reference of the other Mary, or of anybody else, being there at that moment in time in the Gospel of Mark.
Regarding the story given in 1 Corinthians 15:4, there is no indication of who was the first person to see Jesus, as there was in the previous verse.

Furthermore, it should be noted that this is in no means an attempt to compile a comprehensive list of everyone who witnessed the rising Christ.
What it does state, though, is as follows: First, Jesus was crucified, then he was risen, then Jesus appeared to Peter, and then Jesus appeared to the rest of the Twelve Apostles.
The only thing we can be confident of in respect to 1 Corinthians 15:4 is that Peter saw the resurrected Jesus after Jesus had risen and before the other Apostles were able to witness his appearance.
There is nothing more or less to say.
In looking at the many Bible texts, you can notice that some are quite explicit in some areas, and others are not.

However, there is no demonstrable inconsistency in terms of who was the first to see the resurrected Jesus.If my belief that Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the resurrected Jesus is right, then this might give a plausible explanation for why Mark and John opted to concentrate only on Mary Magdalene in their accounts.Next: Did Jesus mistakenly name the incorrect man?Isn’t it possible that he was referring to Ahimelech when he stated Abiathar?

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John 2:22 After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

(22) That he had told them what he had said.- The phrase ″unto them″ is omitted in the better manuscripts.
Compare Matthew 26:61, Matthew 27:40, Mark 14:58, Mark 15:29, and Acts 6:13 to see how a difficult-to-understand phrase became ingrained in men’s minds by repeated exposure to it.
It is transformed into an allegation in the mouths of false witnesses, through which its meaning is achieved.
The death on the cross represents the destruction of the Temple, but it is not done so without the tearing of the curtain, and the two meanings are intertwined.
It established itself on the thoughts of the disciples as well, but weeks, months, and years passed without shedding any light on the matter until the Resurrection.

These passages from those well-known Old Testament literature were then brought to the attention of those who had previously been sluggish to recognize them, by the invigorating force of a new life.
They realized that Christ should have suffered through these events in order to come into His glory.
They recognized the truths concerning Him in Moses and the Prophets, and they took the written and spoken word to be true in a new and more elevated meaning than before.
(See also Luke 24:26 and the following verses.) …
Verse 22.

– ″I am the Lord’s servant.″ When he was risen from the dead, his followers recalled that he had said this (to them), and they put their faith in the Scriptures and the word that Jesus had said.Throughout the New Testament, this frequent contrast instituted by the apostle between the first impression produced on the disciples (including himself among them) and that which was produced by subsequent reflection following Jesus’ resurrection and the gift of the Spirit, becomes a powerful mark of authenticity (compare the passages which Godet has here cited, John 4:32, 33; John 7:39; John 11:12; John 12:16, 33; John 13:28; with many others).’Criticism’ hurling itself against moral impossibility is exemplified by a pseudo-John imagining, in the second century, the apostle’s ignorance of a saying that he had invented himself.″ These quiet ″asides″ and comments of the biographer on the erroneous beliefs that he references and corrects are of supreme worth in that they lay out the phases by which the most gigantic concepts that have captured human souls have dawned on the most sensitive minds are of supreme value.The ″Word″ and the ″Scripture″ were instrumental in guiding the disciples to their later faith.

I’m confused as to why ″Scripture″ is in the singular because John used this form of word 10 times when he had one specific chapter of Scripture in mind, but he used the plural when he was referring to the general authority of Scripture.Many people have looked to one or another specific Scripture scripture that they believe predicts the resurrection of Christ, such as Psalm 16:10 or Isaiah 53:4.(some, very wrongly, to Hosea 6:2, where no reference can be established to this great event).According to Dr.Moulton, the disciples were deeply affected by the ″zeal″ of Jesus, as recorded in Psalm 69:1.

Rather, it is preferable to recall Christ’s own words and the statement of the apostle Luke in Luke 24:25-27, where the entire Bible appears to have been placed under contribution in order to build the great anticipation.Also consider John 20:9, in which the apostle John, in reference to the same issue, used the singular form of the term to denote the overall direction of Scripture.All of the passages that juxtapose hardship and seeming loss with triumph and victory served to prepare the minds of discerning men for a more complete comprehension of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.In this way, Psalm 22 and the closing words of Psalm 89, Psalm 110, and Isaiah 53 come into focus; and, in fact, all of the Scriptures which anticipate the glorious reign and victory of Christ, as well as the expansion of his kingdom, when read in conjunction with those which depicted Messiah’s sorrows as well as those which depicted the ideal Sufferer, implicitly convey the same thought.As a result, numerous passages in Isaiah, Micah, Daniel, Zechariah, Malachi, as well as Psalm 2 and Psalms 72, 45, and other Psalms, taken in connection with the prediction of Messiah’s sorrows, did prepare the disciples to believe that the Holy One could not be swayed by the pangs of death, and that the Holy One was not bound by death (Acts 2:24, etc.).Before concluding this paragraph, it is important to note that the Lord is not distancing himself from the current theocracy, but rather is interpreting its greatest meaning throughout this entire transaction.

At the end of the purification of the temple, he was judging and condemning those present.
As we have seen, much exaggerated and misguided talk about our Lord had been floating around among the people on the previous occasion (cf.
John 2:16 with Mark 11:17), and numerous other accompaniments were profoundly different; nor did he speak of the destruction of the temple on the latter occasion, despite the fact that much exaggerated and misguided talk about him had been floating around among the people on the previous occasion (cf.
John 2:16 with Mark 11:17).
(Matthew 26:61).

Commentaries that run in parallel.
Strong’s 3753: GreekAfter (hote)AdverbStrong’s 3753: When, where, and how long.
From the Greek words hos and te, as well as at which point, i.e.
when.
He was brought up gerth (gerth) is a German word meaning ″gerth″ (gerth).
Aorist Indicative Passive Aorist Indicative Passive – 3rd Person Pronoun SingularStrong’s 1453 is as follows: (a) I awaken, stir, and (b) I lift my head.

It is most likely related to the root of agora; to awaken, i.e.
Rouse.
in the form of (ek) PrepositionStrong’s 1537 is as follows: In other words, it suggests that something is coming out of the inside, rather than from inside.
dead,v (nekrn) is a basic preposition that means ″from the beginning″ or ″from the outside.″ Adjective – Genitive Masculine PluralStrong’s 3498: Adjective – Genitive Masculine Plural (a) adj: dead, lifeless, susceptible to death, mortal, and so on.

(b) noun: a dead body, sometimes known as a corpse.From what appears to be a major nekus; deceased.His adverbial phrase is (autou) Personal / Obsessive Orientation Pronoun – 3rd Person Genitive Masculine Pronoun SingularStrong’s 846 is as follows: He, she, it, they, them, and the same are all correct.

The reflexive pronoun self, which is used in the third person as well as the other persons, is derived from the particle au.disciples (mathtai) is a Japanese word that means ″mathtai″ (mathtai).The following is Strong’s 3101: Noun – Nominative Masculine Plural A student, a follower, or a pupil.Pupil is derived from the Greek word manthano, which means ″learner.″ remembered emnsthsan (emnsthsan) is a slang term for ″emnsthsan″ (emnsthsan).Aorist Indicative Passive Aorist Indicative Passive – PluralStrong’s 3403 in the 3rd Person: To recall, call to mind, recall, or mention something.A shortened form of the verb mnaomai, which means to recall or bring to mind.

Hosti is a conjunction in Strong’s 3754; it is demonstrative, that, and causative, because.He’d made a statement.Strong’s 2036:Answer, bid, bring word, command.(elegen)Verb – Imperfect Indicative Active – 3rd Person Singular.(elegen)Verb A fundamental verb, which means to talk or utter anything.this.

It is a demonstrative pronoun in the accusative neuter form (touto).SingularStrong’s 3778:This; he, she, and it are all correct.Then (kai)ConjunctionStrong’s 2532: and, much more so, moreover, specifically.They held on to their beliefs (episteusan) The Aorist Indicative Active tense is in the third person.PluralStrong’s 4100 is as follows: From the Latin pistis, which means ″to have faith,″ or ″to give credit,″ and which means ″to entrust.″ Strong’s 3588: the, the definite article.

the (t)Article – Dative Feminine SingularStrong’s 3588: the, the definite article.
This includes all of the inflections of the feminine he as well as the neuter to; the definite article; and the.
the text of scripture (grapheme) A writing or a portion of scripture; plural: the scriptures; Strong’s 1124: (a) a piece of writing, (b) a passage of scripture; noun – Dative Feminine Singular A piece of writing, such as Holy Writ.
and (kai)ConjunctionStrong’s 2532: and, even more importantly, specifically.

Strong’s 3588: the, the definite article (dative masculine singular).This includes all of the inflections of the feminine he as well as the neuter to; the definite article; and the.word (log)Noun – Dative Masculine Dative Noun – Dative Masculine SingularStrong’s 3056 is as follows: To translate from Lego, anything uttered; by implication, a subject, as well as logic or motive; by extension, a calculation; specifically, the Divine Expression.″that″ is a personal or relative pronoun that is used in an accusative masculine manner.SingularStrong’s 3739: who, what, when, where, how, and why.

Jesus (Isous) is a noun in the Nominative Masculine form.SingularStrong’s 2424 is as follows: Jesus, the name of our Lord, and two other Israelites had talked in a language of Hebrew origin.verb (eipen) – Aorist Indicative Active – 3rd Person Noun (eipen) SingularStrong’s 2036:Answer, bid, bring word, and command are all possible.A fundamental verb, which means to talk or utter anything.Return to the previous page Thought to be dead, disciples believed to be faithful, faith was holy, and Jesus’ memory was raised, recalled, remembered, and risen.Continue to Next Page Thought to be dead, disciples believed to be faithful, faith was holy, and Jesus’ memory was raised, recalled, remembered, and risen.

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Gospel of Mark 16

1And after the sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and bought spices so that they may come and anoint him.
2And they arrive to the tomb very early in the morning on the first day of the week, before the sun has even risen.
Moreover, they were discussing among themselves who would be responsible for rolling away the stone from the tomb’s entrance.
4When they glance up, they notice that the stone has been rolled back, because it was quite large.
After entering the tomb, they noticed a young guy seated on the right side, wearing a white robe, and they were astounded by his appearance.

And he tells them, ″Be not amazed: you seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified; he is not here; look, the spot where they lay him!″ 6And he says to them, ″Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified; he is risen; he is not here.
Behold, the place where they laid him!″ 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you into Galilee, and that there you will see him, just as he promised you.
8.
They rushed from the tomb, terrified and amazed, and they said nothing to anybody because they were too scared to say anything.
Ninety-nine days after his resurrection, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven devils the night before.

10She went to them and informed them that she had been with him, as they sobbed and lamented.11And when they learned that he was still alive and had been seen with her, they were shocked and disbelieved.12And following these things, Jesus appeared to two of them in a different shape as they went through the countryside on their way into the country.

Gospel of Matthew 28

One evening on the sabbath, as it started to dawn toward the beginning of the following week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to view the tomb.
Then there was a huge earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came, rolled aside the stone, and sat down on it.
3His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment was as white as snow: 4and the onlookers trembled in horror of him, and they were as lifeless as dead men.
″Fear not, ye ladies; for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified,″ the angel stated in response to their question.
6He is not present because, as he stated, he has risen from the dead.

Come and visit the location where the Lord was buried.
Go quickly and report to his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and that he is on his way to Galilee, where you will see him, as I have previously stated.
8And they hurried away from the tomb, terrified and filled with great joy, and ran to tell his disciples what had happened.
9And lo, Jesus appeared in front of them and greeted them with, ″All hail.″ And they came up to him, seized hold of his feet, and prostrated themselves before him.
When they are afraid, Jesus says to them, ″Do not be afraid; go tell my brethren that they are going into Galilee, and there they will see me.″

Gospel of Luke 24

1However, on the first day of the week, at the crack of dawn, they arrived at the tomb, carrying with them the spices that they had prepared the night before.
2And they discovered that the stone had been moved away from the grave.
3And when they entered, they discovered that the corpse of the Lord Jesus had not been found.
4And it happened that, while they were bewildered about what was going on, two men appeared beside them, dressed in brilliant apparel: 5And when they became frightened and dropped their heads to the ground, they asked them, ″Why are you looking for the living among the dead?″ they replied.
Sixth, he is no longer here, but has risen from the dead; recall what he said to you while you were still in Galilee, seventh, that the Son of Man must be given into the hands of sinful men, crucified, and resurrected on the third day.

8And they recalled his words, 9and when they returned from the tomb, they informed the eleven and the rest of the group about everything that had happened.
10Now there were three of them: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; and the other women who were with them informed the apostles of what had happened.
These statements seemed to them as though they were mere chit-chat, and they did not take them seriously.
12However, Peter arose and dashed to the tomb, where, kneeling and peering in, he discovers the linen cloths by themselves; and he returned to his house, perplexed by what had transpired.

Gospel of John 20

1Now, on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb early in the morning, when it is still dark, and witnesses the stone being removed from the tomb.
2As a result, she flees and arrives at the tomb, where she confronts Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus adored, telling them that they have carried the Lord away from the tomb and that they do not know where they have buried him.
3.
Peter and the other disciple then stepped out into the street and began walking toward the tomb.
In fact, the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the tomb before him, 5and upon crouching and looking in, he notices the linen cloths laying there, but does not go in himself.

6As a result, Simon Peter comes after him and enters the tomb, where he sees the linen cloths laying and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a separate position from the linen cloths.
8Therefore, the other disciple, who had arrived first at the tomb, was admitted as well, and he saw and believed.
9Because they were unaware of the scripture’s prophecy that he would rise from the grave.
10As a result, the disciples returned to their own homes.
9At the same time, Mary was standing outside the tomb, sobbing; while she sobbed, she knelt and peered inside the tomb; 12and she sees two angels in white seated, one at the head and one at the foot of the tomb, where the body of Jesus had laid.

13And they say to her, ″Woman, what is the matter with you?″ For the reason that they have taken my Lord away and I have no idea where they have buried him, she explains to them.14After she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, completely unaware that it was Jesus who had appeared.″Woman, why are you weeping?″ says Jesus to her in verse 15.Who is i