Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 28:8-15

The primary concern was regarding the body of Jesus. There would not have been any problem if the body remained in the tomb. The disciples could have preached on resurrection (totally spiritual) in spite of the body being in the tomb. Resurrection was what Jesus was preaching and it was something to do with faith.

Here the disappearance of the body became a serious problem. They have to account to this disappearance. What could have taken place? Easy target to blame were the disciples because they were preaching on resurrection. (They might have hidden the body somewhere and continued their preaching). This was to discredit the disciples. If they had taken the body and hidden ti somewhere then they would have continued their reverence to the body quietly. Why did they not do ti? Something happened to the body. It was not there. He is risen.

இயேசுவின் உடலைக் காணவில்லை. ஒன்று திருடப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது உயிர்த்திருக்க வேண்டும். திருடியிருந்தால் சீடர்கள் உடலுக்கு தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் வணக்கம் செலுத்தியிருப்பார்கள். ஏன் அவ்வாறு செய்யவில்லை? உடல் அங்கு இல்லை. அவர் உயிர்த்துவிட்டார்.

Why was the stone removed from the tomb?
Was it for Jesus to come out of the tomb?
Jesus did not have the need for the stone to be removed.
he had walked into the closed doors. He appeared to the disciples
and disappeared the same way as he appeared.
Jesus did not have the need for stone to be removed.

Stoned was removed for the sake of the disciples.
Why?
Then only the disciples could enter into the mystery of the
Resurrection. Then only they could see resurrection
physically and practically.
Empty tomb was the only sign at the beginning.
They were shocked; they ran away; they were afraid of the emptiness.
But belief entered into their closed hearts.

The Body was not stolen.
If stolen then they would have carried the dead body with the cloths.
The body would have been decomposing and they would have had the need of
the cloths to carry the body.
Here we see the cloths rolled up and the cloth that had covered the head rolled
in a different place. So it was done by the person as if he got up from sleep
to roll up his bed. ( as he used to tell the sick persons to take up the bed and walk.
It meant a miracle had taken place)
If someone were to say the wild dogs had eaten the body; then one wonders how the
wild dogs roll up the bed and keep it safe in different places.

The stone was rolled for the disciples to see all these facts and to believe in the Resurrection.