Another Miracle of Christ

Another Miracle of Christ

Matthew 27 (New King James Version)
50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

This account of the risen saints is given only in the Gospel according to Matthew. The same Matthew who followed Jesus without question when asked (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14).

Can you imagine meeting a friend or loved one whom you know was dead and buried walking down the street to greet you? The scripture says “bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;” so this feels like a special message for the church of Christ, another time when Our Lord was giving evidence of His divine power to His followers!

Other miraculous events such as the tearing of the veil in the temple, the earthquake and the darkening of the sun gave non-followers as well as the saints opportunity to witness his majesty; but these risen saints went into the holy city and their very presence bore witness to the body of Christ to the awesome power of the Son of God.

This is an account of only one of the miracles of Holy Week which inspires me to spend even more time in the study of The Word. I hope that this week inspires you to have a closer walk with our Lord.

May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!