Holy Week- Resurrection Sunday: Mark 16:2-6

And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him." Mark 16:2–6 (ESV)

The resurrection is not a metaphor—it is a miracle. The tomb is empty because sin and death have been defeated. Christ is risen bodily, triumphantly, and gloriously. The stone was not rolled away to let Jesus out but to let us see in. His rising guarantees our resurrection. We no longer live under the dominion of fear or futility. He is not here—He has risen, just as He said! He is risen indeed!