Tag: Early Sunday Morning

Luke 24:1-8. On the Third Day.

The Sabbath (Saturday) was somber and depressing. Preparing spices and perfumes to complete a rushed burial was the only thing accomplished, mixed with quiet private discussions (Luke 23:55-56). No one had an appetite to talk or eat. As Saturday’s early light covered the stars, groups of women who loved Jesus left to pour the perfume […]

Luke 23:55-24:10. Early Sunday Morning.

The Scofield Reference Bible organizes the women’s visits like this: “Three women -Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome- start for the sepulcher, followed by other women bearing spices. The three find the stone rolled away, and Mary Magdalene goes to tell the disciples (Luke 23:55-24:10; John 20:1-2). Mary, the mother of James […]