Why was the stone rolled away?

Maybe it is just me, but when I read the scripture then I often question it so I can try and get a good understanding. As we are preparing for Easter I have been going through the Easter story over and over then I came to this in Matthew 28:2, Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it.

Then I asked God…why did you send an angel down to move the stone. Was Jesus stuck in there? The bible does not say that after the stone was rolled away Jesus then came walking out. Now the quick answer could be so that the ladies could see that He had risen, yet could they not just go get the gardener and gather some men to move the stone? It was not uncommon when a death took place just before the start of the Sabbath to quickly place them in a tomb and then come back after the Sabbath as these women were doing.

So I really began to dig into this scripture and I think it is amazing to find out why the stone was rolled away! Be here Sunday to hear the rest of the story!

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