Matthew 28:5-7

Matthew 28:5-7

[5] And  the angel  answered  and said  unto the women,  Fear  not  for  I know  that  ye seek  Jesus,  which  was crucified.  [6] not  here:  for  he is risen,  as  he said.  Come,  the place  where  lay.  [7] And  go  quickly,  and tell  his  disciples  that  he is risen  from  the dead;  and,  behold,  he goeth before  into  Galilee;  there  him:  lo,  I have told 

What does Matthew 28:5-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The angel answered the women"s fear upon observing the scene by speaking to them (cf. Mark 16:2-7; Luke 24:1-8; John 20:1). Of all the possible reasons for the tomb being open and empty that the women could have imagined, the angel clarified the one true explanation. Jesus had risen from the dead. The angel reminded them that Jesus had predicted His resurrection (cf. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 20:18-19). He then invited them to come and see where He had lain and to go and tell the other disciples that He had risen from the dead. They should go quickly because this was the greatest news. Jesus would confirm His resurrection with a personal appearance in Galilee shortly (cf. Matthew 26:32). He would arrive in Galilee before they did and meet them there.
"Earlier in Matthew"s story, Jesus twice said to the disciples that "whoever loses his life will find it [1]," and on the cross Jesus held fast to God in trust even as he relinquished his life ( Matthew 27:46; Matthew 27:50). In raising Jesus from the dead, God certifies the truth of Jesus" words and the efficacy of his trust, which is to say that God vindicates Jesus: God resolves Jesus" conflict with Israel by showing that Jesus is in the right." [2]
Who Moved the Stone? is a classic apologetic on the subject of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Frank Morison, whose real name was Albert Henry Ross, was a skeptical British journalist when he began his research, but it convinced him of the historicity of the resurrection, and he became a Christian. This book presents a careful study of the last seven days of Jesus" pre-crucifixion ministry. [3]