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An empty tomb is one thing. An empty tomb with grave cloths left behind and a head covering folded neatly in place is another. We open John 20 and follow the morning that turns panic into belief, starting with Mary Magdalene arriving in the dark, seeing the stone rolled away, and assuming the worst. That jump to “they took Him” feels modern because we do it all the time when we only have a few facts and a lot of fear. 

From there we track Peter and John racing to the tomb, and we slow down on what they actually see. The burial linen cloths, the order of the scene, and John’s moment of realization become a practical lesson in how faith often works: we notice, we investigate, and then we finally perceive. Pastor Carl unpacks the three different “saw” words in the passage and ties them to spiritual growth, Bible study, and the simple idea that when you cannot hear God, you can read God because God speaks through Scripture. 

The message then widens into the bigger story of redemption with Passover, the Day of Atonement, the mercy seat, and Hebrews 9. Jesus is our Passover Lamb, our scapegoat, and our Great High Priest who offers His own blood once for all, and the resurrection is God’s declaration that the sacrifice is accepted and forgiveness is real. 

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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.