# Matthew 28 📖: The Resurrection and Great Commission
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Resurrection
**Principle**: The King Reigns
[[#Verse 01]] Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
[[#Verse 02]] Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
[[#Verse 03]] His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
[[#Verse 04]] The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.
[[#Verse 05]] But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
[[#Verse 06]] He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.
[[#Verse 07]] Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”
[[#Verse 08]] So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
[[#Verse 09]] But Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.
[[#Verse 10]] Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
### The Guards’ Report
**Principle**: Some Refuse to Believe- They Become enemies and deceivers.
[[#Verse 11]] While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
[[#Verse 12]] After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
[[#Verse 13]] telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’
[[#Verse 14]] If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
[[#Verse 15]] So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.
### The Great Commission
**Principle**: The Lord goes with us.
[[#Verse 16]] So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.
[[#Verse 17]] When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
[[#Verse 18]] Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
[[#Verse 19]] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
[[#Verse 20]] teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
# ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary==
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Jesus rose on the first day of the week (28:1), which is why Christians began gathering for worship on Sunday.
2. In that culture women's testimony was often given less weight, so the Gospels naming women as the first witnesses is a strong sign the account was not invented.
3. A severe earthquake came with the angel (28:2), just as an earthquake marked Jesus' death (27:51).
4. The stone was rolled away not to let Jesus out but to let the witnesses see inside.
5. The guards' story that the disciples stole the body (28:13) shows that even Jesus' opponents admitted the tomb was empty.
6. Matthew notes that this false story was still being told "to this day" (28:15), when he wrote his Gospel.
7. Some still doubted when they saw Jesus (28:17), an honest detail that shows Matthew did not polish the story.
8. The main command in the Greek of 28:19 is "make disciples." Going, baptizing, and teaching describe how it is done.
9. Baptism is in the "name" (singular) of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (28:19), one name shared by three persons.
10. Matthew begins with Immanuel, "God with us" (1:23), and ends with Jesus' promise to be with His people always (28:20).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the risen Lord who has been given all authority in heaven and on earth (28:18). He sends His disciples to all nations and promises to be with them always (28:19-20), fulfilling His name Immanuel (1:23).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The women were the first to see the empty tomb and the risen Jesus (28:1-10). Why do you think God chose them as the first witnesses?
2. The guards were paid to spread a false story (28:11-15). Why do people still try to explain away the resurrection?
3. Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations (28:19-20). Who is one person you can help follow Jesus this year?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verses 5-6: The angel tells the women not to be afraid, because Jesus has risen just as He said.
- 📖 verse 18: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus.
- 📖 verses 19-20: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them, and Jesus will be with you always.
## 🔗 Related Passages
- 🔗 [[Matthew 16#Verse 21.|Matthew 16:21]] - Jesus foretold His resurrection on the third day.
- 🔗 [[Psalm 16#Verse 10.|Psalm 16:10]] and [[Acts 02#Verse 24.|Acts 2:24-32]] - God would not let His Holy One see decay.
- 🔗 [[1 Corinthians 15#Verse 03.|1 Corinthians 15:3-8]] - Christ died, was buried, and was raised.
- 🔗 [[John 20#Verse 11.|John 20:11-18]] - The risen Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene.
- 🔗 [[Daniel 07#Verse 14.|Daniel 7:14]] - All authority and dominion given to the Son of Man.
- 🔗 [[Philippians 02#Verse 09.|Philippians 2:9-11]] - God exalted Him to the highest place.
- 🔗 [[Genesis 12#Verse 03.|Genesis 12:3]] - All nations blessed through Abraham.
- 🔗 [[Acts 01#Verse 08.|Acts 1:8]] - Witnesses to the ends of the earth.
- 🔗 [[Matthew 01#Verse 23.|Matthew 1:23]] - Immanuel, God with us, bookends the Gospel.
- 🔗 [[Hebrews 13#Verse 05.|Hebrews 13:5]] - I will never leave you nor forsake you.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Matthew 28 - SOAP|A Never Ending Purpose]]
## 📂 Internal Notes