He Is Risen
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. Matthew 28:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Early on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to visit the tomb where Jesus had been buried.
The Sabbath was finally over, and these devoted women could wait no longer. They had no idea what was about to happen.
Matthew tells us about the two Marys making their way to the tomb at first light.
Picture these women walking through the dawn, hearts heavy with grief, expecting nothing but a sealed stone. They came to mourn, but they were about to become the first people to hear the greatest news ever spoken.
At dawn (tē epiphōskousē) on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and 'the other Mary' (likely Mary mother of James) came to inspect the tomb.
The timing—after the Sabbath rest—reflects Jewish observance, and the phrase 'first day of the week' (mia sabbatōn) would become theologically significant for early Christian worship.
Matthew narrates, identifying the two women as the first witnesses of the resurrection events.
These faithful women, who had watched the crucifixion from a distance, now return at the earliest permissible moment, expecting only a sealed tomb but about to encounter the greatest event in history.
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Read all of Matthew 28 — An earthquake. An angel. An empty tomb. And then the most important words ever spoken: He is not here. He has risen.
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