Saturday, April 4, 2015

Oh Happy Day!!! – Resurrection (Sunday)

Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.  His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”

The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message. And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”

HE IS RISEN!!!!

Now we, like his disciples, are commissioned to be his witnesses here on earth.  Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Death and Resurrection

1. Betrayed by a friend: Psalm 41:9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me. (Matthew 26:14-15a)

2. Sheep would scatter when shepherd was smitten: Zechariah 13:7b “Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.” (Matthew 26:56b)

3. Sold for 30 pieces of silver: Zechariah 11:12 And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:15b)

4. Thirty pieces of silver used to buy a potter’s field. Zechariah 11:13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the Lord.  (Matthew 27:3,7)

5. Be accused by false witnesses: Psalm 27:12 Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I've never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence. (Matthew 26:59-60)

6. Jesus did not open his mouth: Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth. (Matthew 26:62-63)

7. Despised and Rejected: Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. (Matthew 26:67)

8. Mocked and Insulted: Psalm 22:7 Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads… (Matthew 27:31)

9. Beaten and spat on: Isaiah 50:6 I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who   pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting. (Matthew 26:67)

10. Struck on the head: Micah 5:1b
They will strike Israel’s leader in the face with a rod. (Matthew 27:30)

11. Numbered with the transgressors: Isaiah 53:12b because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Matthew 27:38)

12. Lifted up like the serpent in the wilderness: Numbers 21:9 (NIV) So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. (John 3:14-15)

13. Be pierced for us: Psalm 22:6b They have pierced my hands and feet. (John 20:25)

14. Lots cast for his clothes: Psalm 22:18 They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing. (Matthew 27:35)

15. Given gall and sour wine: Psalm 69:21 But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst. (Matthew 27:34)

16. Be the Passover sacrifice, have no bones broken: Numbers 9:12 They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover. (John 19:14 and 19:33)

17. Feel forsaken by God: Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? (Matthew 27:46)

18.  Take our pain and suffering: Isaiah 53:4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! (Romans 5:8)

19. Buried with the rich: Isaiah 53:9 He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave. (Matthew 27:57-60)


20. Rise from the dead: Psalm 16:10 For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. (Luke 24:6-7)

All Scripture is NLT unless otherwise stated.  

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