"Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, 'They have ten the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!' So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' had. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed." John 20:1-8
We have to understand, remember, and think about what Jesus went through. Jesus speaks through you. God puts the words in your mind and mouth. Jesus was born through a new womb, Jesus was laid in a new tomb. The empty tomb is actually talked about in all of the gospels. It was built out of rock. One entrance, one exit. More than 2 men would have had to move it. This truly happened. No one stood up for Jesus because they felt they would be crucified. Spiritually will be born again. Myrrh was used to preserve Jesus' body, as it was brought to Mary at Jesus' birth. Jesus was put into a new tomb instead of being thrown into a pit with His followers. Jesus did resurrect. Christ is the way to salvation.
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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