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Matthew 28:11–15 (ESV)

The Report of the Guard

¹¹ While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹² And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³ and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴ And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

A couple of comments:

• Be very suspicious of coached witnesses.
• How could they know it wasn’t Martians who stole the body if they were asleep?
• Martians stealing the body actually makes about as much sense.
• The story is so implausible that for almost 2000 years, people who don’t want to believe the facts, have been trying to find alternative explanations.
• None of them work.
• Because Jesus is alive! He is risen, just as he said.

Matthew 28:5–7 (ESV)

⁵ But the angel said to the women,

“Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold,  . . .”

Hallalujah!
Christ is Risen!
He is Risen indeed.