The resurrection of Jesus Christ, conquering death and rising from the grave, is an essential

truth that gives believers hope for eternal life.

It's the crux of our Christian faith.

And without Easter morning, there's no power in the gospel. Well, today, on Insight

for Living, Chuck Swindall helps us understand the biblical account of the empty tomb. Belief in God,

faith in the resurrection, begins by embracing the biblical record and separating fact from fiction.

So let's turn to Matthew chapter 28.

Chuck titled his message,

Resurrection, What Happened, What Didn't.

We are rapidly moving toward the end of our study in Matthew.

We have come to the final chapter of Matthew 28.

I'll be reading from the New Living Translation,

verses 1 through 15 in this last chapter.

We think of the marvelous, miraculous, bodily resurrection of Jesus from the grave.

And there are always new truths to discover.

Matthew 28, verse 1. 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 guard 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're looking for Jesus who was crucified.

He isn't here. He is risen from the dead just as he said what happened. Come, see where his body was lying.

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