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What They Saw (John 20) John records those who saw the empty tomb and the risen Christ and shows the change it brought on their lives. What change has is brought on ours? |
What They Saw (John 20)
- An Empty Tomb that changed uncertainty to knowledge (v1-10). Mary, John, and Peter all saw the empty grave where Jesus had been laid. It was a testimony to the fact He was dead but was now risen. Mary and John perceived it (v1, 5), Peter entered and looked carefully (v6), Then John entered and understood what was seen (v8).
- A Risen Jesus that changed sorrow to joy (v11-18). Mary was looking for the physical body of Jesus but sees Jesus Himself, alive again, recognizing Him as her great teacher (v16). But she is not to cling to Him but go with the joyous news of this encounter.
- A Risen Christ that changed fear to boldness (v19-23). Next John tells of Jesus appearing to the disciples (except Thomas) when gathered in fear. But Jesus comforts them and reminds them of their mission to take the soul saving gospel into the world which they begin to do in Acts 2.
- A Risen Lord that changed doubt to faith (v24-28). Later Jesus again appears with Thomas present and He presents the evidence requested prompting a confession of faith from Thomas that He is Lord—the message of this book (John 1:1, 14)!
- The Risen Savior that brings hope and life to the world to a lost and dying world (v29-31). It was this wonderful news of the gospel that the apostles would testify to and spread forth in the world (1 Cor. 15:1ff; Rom. 1:4).
How has what they saw changed our lives?
