What do you think the disciples felt when they saw the tomb was empty?
They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don`t know where they have laid him! .Surprise disbelief and the only answer they can think of is human intervention. Only the yet again physical detail of the rolled up head linnen sets them in the right direction. Why would have anyone who transferred the body taken away that piece of clothing if he was to bury him respectfully somewhere else and had they taken him away out of disparaging intentions, why taking such great care in folding it away? Now they believe. Jesus had revealed it in anticipation only to very few of them with the Transfiguration. The others know it now: For as yet they didn`t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Mary Magdalene had had no pre experiencing of the miracle but she believed almost immediately apart from the initial misunderstanding him for the gardener. They need a proof. She probably din`t even notice the linnen, but believed his words immediately like she had always done before. By: Alessandra Parrini - March 04, 2007 - Public Category: The Empty Tomb
Now on the first day
of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the
tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. Therefore she ran and came to
SimonPeter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them,
"They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know
where they have laid him!"
Therefore Peter and
the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran together. The other
disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first. Stooping and looking in, he saw
the linen cloths lying, yet he didn't enter in. Then SimonPeter came, following
him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying, and the cloth that had been on
his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by
itself. So then the other
disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and
believed. For as yet they
didn't know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
