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Matthew, chapter 28, verse six, he is not here for he has risen. As he said, come see the place

where he lay. Is that not one of the most incredible verses in all the Bible? This angel speaking

to the women here at the tomb who have come in morning for his death. And the angel says, he's not

here. He has risen just like he told you, come look, there's nobody here. I remember the only time

I've been to the Holy Land was on a mission trip. We were doing a variety of work in some different

places in Israel and Palestine. And along the way, we went to a few of the sites. And I remember

going to one of the sites that they think is is where Jesus tomb was. And the tour guide who is

there. He just smiled. He was like, I don't know why you came all the way over here. There's

nothing to see here. And it was just a good reminder that that is the beauty of the gospel

message. There's nothing to see. There's nobody there. He's gone. And that was the point in Matthew

chapter 28. He's not here. He's risen. He's gone. You can see where he was, but he's not there anymore

because death did not hold on to him because he's alive. And it's hard to imagine what went through

the minds of these women. Mary hears this and looks and there's nobody there anymore. And she

realizes what he said was true. He's risen from the dead. And this is the greatest news in all

the world. Death has been defeated. Jesus has conquered the grave. So I think about

a memorial service for Clinton. Clifton, then I went to last week. Death is defeated.

Clint, though he dies, he lives. And I think about the same for my dad. And I think about the same

for every saint who's gone before me, you who's put their trust in the death conquering king,

that though they die, they live. And the same is true for you and me. For all who trust in Jesus,

that when we die, we live that death no longer has mastery over Jesus and death does not have mastery

over us that to live is Christ and to die is gain. Jesus has taken the very worst thing that

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