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An empty tomb is one thing. A folded head cloth is another. When you slow down and let the resurrection accounts speak together, the first Easter morning becomes a gripping, minute-by-minute story filled with fear, tenderness, and hard-to-ignore details.

We tell the resurrection of Jesus Christ using a “Gospel harmony” approach inspired by Johnston Cheney’s *The Life of Christ in Stereo*, blending Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into one continuous narrative. We follow the women who come at dawn with spices, the earthquake and angel that shake the guarded tomb, and the scramble that follows when Mary Magdalene runs to Peter and John. Inside the tomb, the linen cloths and the carefully placed covering raise a simple question skeptics and believers both have to face: who would steal a body and leave a scene like that behind?

From Mary’s tears outside the sepulchre to the angels’ reminder to remember Jesus’ own words, the story keeps pressing toward a decision. We also talk about the competing explanation that the disciples stole the body, how that rumor got fueled, and why it still echoes today. Then we walk the Emmaus road, where Jesus opens the Scriptures and turns crushed expectations into burning hearts, pointing us back to Bible study, the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and a living hope that reaches beyond Easter weekend.

If you’ve been searching for a clear Easter sermon, an “empty tomb” explanation, or a fresh way to read the four Gospels, press play and come up the mountain with us. 

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Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.