一塊非常大的石頭

一塊非常大的石頭
聖經閱讀：馬太福音27:57-28:8 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年3月31日(日)

馬太福音27:60告訴我們，有一塊非常大的石頭蓋住耶穌墳墓的入口。接下來的經節也告訴我們，有些猶太領袖害怕可能有人會偷走耶穌的身體，所以彼拉多就派羅馬兵丁看守墳墓。 　隔天一大早，忽然有一個「強烈的地震」(28:2)，一位天使從天上降下來、把入口的石頭滾開，那些看守墳墓的兵丁都「驚嚇得渾身發抖，像死人一般」(28:4)。 　但是耶穌其實已經從死裡復活了，那麼為什麼天使還要將石頭滾開呢？石頭必須被移開，這樣每個人才可以看見耶穌已經不在那裡了！耶穌已經勝了死亡！ 　今天，當你慶祝耶穌復活時，也想想當耶穌的跟從者聽到天使說：「他不在這裏；他已經復活了」(路加福音24:6a) 的時候，他們有多興奮。—IMJ 「我知道你們要找那被釘十字架的耶穌。他不在這裏，照他所說的，他已經復活了。你們過來，看安放他的地方。」 馬太福音28:5b-6 禱告：謝謝祢天父，謝謝祢賜下復活的救贖主。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (SDL譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

A Very Large Stone
Bible Reading: Matthew 27:57-28:8
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Matthew 27:60 tells us that a very large stone covered the entrance to Jesus’ tomb. The next few verses also tell us that some Jewish leaders were afraid that someone might try to steal Jesus’ body. So Pilate sent Roman soldiers to guard the tomb. 　Early in the morning of the next day, there was a “huge earthquake” (28:2). An angel came from the sky and rolled the stone away from the entrance. The soldiers who were guarding the tomb “shook with fear and then became like dead men” (28:4). 　But Jesus had already risen from the dead. So why did the angel roll away the stone? The stone needed to be moved so everyone could see that Jesus was not there! Jesus had conquered death! 　As you celebrate Jesus’ resurrection today, think about how excited Jesus’ followers were to hear the angel say, “Jesus is not here. He has risen from death” (Luke 24:6a). —IMJ “I know you are looking for Jesus, the one who was killed on the cross. But he is not here. He has risen from death, as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was.” Matthew 28:5b-6 PRAYER: Thank You, Father, for our risen Savior. In His name. Amen.