Jesus Rises from the Dead
[Watercolor by James Tissot 1836-1902]
The Angel tells the Holy Women that Jesus has risen
[Watercolor by James Tissot 1836-1902]
Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, brought spices with which to go and anoint him. And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, just as the sun was rising.
They had been saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?' But when they looked they could see that the stone, which was very big, had already been rolled back. On entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they were struck with amazement. But he said to them, 'There is no need for alarm. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen, he is not here. See, here is the place where they laid him. But you must go and tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going before you to Galilee; it is there you will see him, just as he told you".' And the women came out and ran away from the tomb because they were frightened out of their wits; and they said nothing to a soul, for they were afraid...
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Notes:
1) Bible verses used in this post are from The Jerusalem Bible, Copyright 1966, Doubleday and Company, Inc. Garden city, New York.
2) The images above are of watercolor paintings by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902). These faithful photographic reproductions of original two-dimensional works of art. are in the Public Domain and were downloaded from the personal digital collection of Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Director of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. Dr. Wilson granted Humble Blogger permission to use images from his collection in this Blog during Holy Week 2012.
