Inner Peace Baptist Church

Matt 28:1-6

28 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
KJV


  -  The plan of Salvation started before
       -  Jesus' public ministry
       -  The beginning of the New Testament
       -  The giving of the Law
       -  The creation of Man
       -  The creation of the Universe

 -  The Plan of Salvation started in the council of the Godhead in eternity
 -  The fall of man was not a surprise:  for God is omnescent
 -  The redemption of Man (the Plan of Salvation) was settled
      - Before God said, "Let there be light"

 -  The plan was being executed ever since the creation
 -  The bloodline of the Messiah was being laid out
      - From Adam up through David to Joseph and Mary

 -  The Law was our schoolmaster to show us
      -  The righteousness of God
      -  The 10 commandments, that expanded into 613 laws
      -  To adhere to God's righteousness one must keep all 613 laws at all times
      -  Breaking 1 law was the same as breaking all 613 laws
      -  Therefore showing that we can never meets God's righteousness

 -  Jesus is the only Man born who had innocent blood and met all 613 laws at all times
     - Thereby adhering to God's righteousness

 -  Jesus is presented by John the Baptist as the Lamb of God or (God's Lamb)
 -  It was on the cross that the Plan of Salvation was finished
     - When God's Lamb was sacrificed
     - When Jesus said, "It is finished"

 -  Jesus died on the cross at 3:00 PM on Wednesday
 -  Jesus was buried just before 6:00 PM on Wednesday
      - for the Passover Sabbath started at 6:00 PM

 -  Jesus was in the belly of the earth for
     - Thursday morning
     - Thursday evening
     - Friday morning
     - Friday evening
     - Saturday morning
     - Saturday evening

     - That's 3 days and 3 nights (72 hours) per Matt. 12:40

     - After the 72 hour period Jesus rose from the grave
     - No human witnessed the resurrection of Jesus
     - The discovery of the "empty" tomb did not occur until just before daybreak on Sunday morning

     - As the angel told the women, if you are looking for Jesus, you need not look in the tomb

     - He is not there for HE IS RISEN

 -  All other religious founders were born, and all died, and are still dead.

 -  Jesus alone was born, died, but rose from the dead (grave) and is alive for evermore

 -  He was seen alive by many

1 Cor 15:3-8

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.