Scripture reveals that Jesus rose bodily from death, physically present yet transformed, breaking death's power forever and becoming the foundation of Christian hope.
Scripture on Empty Tomb
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
New Testament
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures."
Matthew 28:5-6
New Testament
"The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.'"
Luke 24:36-39
New Testament
"Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, 'Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.'"
Romans 6:9
New Testament
"We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him."
1 Peter 1:3
New Testament
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
The Bottom Line
The empty tomb isn't the end of the story—it's the beginning of everything that makes following Jesus possible.
Try Today
Read one of the Gospel accounts of the resurrection (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, or John 20) without rushing. Notice what the witnesses actually saw and how they responded.
Prayer
Jesus invites us to bring our doubts and questions to Him, just as Thomas did (John 20:27-29).
Father, the resurrection seems almost too good to be true—that death itself has been defeated, that Jesus rose in power. Help me move past doubt into the kind of faith that changes how I live. Give me courage to believe what the witnesses saw and proclaimed. And show me what it means to live as someone whose hope is no longer bound by death. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📚 Read 1 Corinthians 15 — Paul's full defense of the resurrection and what it means for all who believe.
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