Satan Tried to Prevent Jesus' Resurrection, Part 3 (TMF:640)

Friday, May 05, 2017
Peace to Live By: Satan Tried to Prevent Jesus' Resurrection, Part 3 (TMF:640) - Daniel Litton
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       So, we all know the story of how Jesus was pierced, taken off the cross, and then put in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. So, despite all of Satan’s efforts to keep Jesus in the tomb or seemingly somehow prevent him from resurrecting, even trying to guard the tomb with a small army, one angel would cause this army to become as dead men. Matthew records this awesome account, in Matthew chapter 28. It says, “And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men” (Matthew 28:2-4, ESV). Therefore, Satan’s setup of a small Roman band of soldiers was no match against just one angel from Heaven. And since Satan could not stop Jesus’ resurrection, he turned back to the hearts of the Jewish leaders. He got them to have the guards lie about what had happened at the tomb.