Jesus was a corpse for three days and was resurrected on the third day. He is now welcoming the women to show them the empty tomb; this is what He desired. And the women are to go and tell the disciples about this empty tomb. The disciples are then to testify to the whole world about the empty tomb. This is the testimony of Jesus.
Jesus died, but He was resurrected after three days. The Jesus we believe in is the Jesus who died and was resurrected. Hallelujah.
If we understand the death and resurrection of Jesus in this way, there would not have been any of the jealousy and competition that the disciples displayed in the past.
Excerpt from the sermon by Pastor Lee, May 29, 2024.
Mar 16:1-8