Mt 28:1-15. GLORIOUS ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, THAT CHRIST IS RISEN--HIS APPEARANCE TO THE WOMEN--THE GUARDS BRIBED TO GIVE A FALSE ACCOUNT OF THE RESURRECTION. ( = Mr 16:1-8; Lu 24:1-8; Joh 20:1).

      The Resurrection Announced to the Women (Mt 28:1-8).

      1. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn--after the Sabbath, as it grew toward daylight.
      toward the first day of the week--Luke (Lu 24:1) has it, "very early in the morning"--properly, "at the first appearance of daybreak"; and corresponding with this, John (Joh 20:1) says, "when it was yet dark." See on Mr 16:2. Not an hour, it would seem, was lost by those dear lovers of the Lord Jesus.
      came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary--"the mother of James and Joses" (see on Mt 27:56; Mt 27:61).
      to see the sepulchre--with a view to the anointing of the body, for which they had made all their preparations. (See on Mr 16:1, 2).
      And, behold, there was--that is, there had been, before the arrival of the women.
      a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, &c.--And this was the state of things when the women drew near. Some judicious critics think all this was transacted while the women were approaching; but the view we have given, which is the prevalent one, seems the more natural. All this august preparation--recorded by Matthew alone--bespoke the grandeur of the exit which was to follow. The angel sat upon the huge stone, to overawe, with the lightning-luster that darted from him, the Roman guard, and do honor to his rising Lord.

JFB.