Have you ever ever puzzled why the loss of life of Jesus introduced Mary Magdalene head to head with a younger man?It begins within the e-book of Mark when the Sabbath was previous, early within the morning at dawn on the primary day of the week, on what we name Easter Sunday. Mary Magdalene and one other Mary, the mom of James, and Salome, and maybe even different ladies who cherished Jesus carried spices to the tomb of a useless man that they could anoint the lifeless physique of he who had known as himself God.The bible says that they spoke amongst themselves regarding who would roll away the stone that they could enter into that loss of life chamber. They had been current, based on Matthew, on the time of the burial. But plainly they weren’t conscious of the guards or of the seal that had been positioned earlier than that nice stone that blocked passage into the darkness. Else they might have recognized that the guards wouldn’t allow the stone to be eliminated. They might have realized that their plan was hopelessness, and that they might find yourself returning residence empty and unfulfilled. [Sometimes it is better not to know what obstacles lay in our chosen path, least they deter us from completing the task that God have planned before us].In order that they journeyed, they usually talked amongst themselves; grieved for sure however simply as possible excited on the prospect of seeing Jesus, even in loss of life, a minimum of yet one more time. Little did they know of the angel, and of the earthquake, and of the rolling again of the stone. Little had been they ready for guards that lay in faint, or empty loss of life cloths, or of the risen Christ who was and is forevermore.Writing via Mark, the Holy Spirit tells us that these women got here to an open tomb, the stone eliminated, the wax damaged, and the way in which made clear for entry. They had been courageous women, these followers of Jesus Christ, for plainly they entered the open sepulcher immediately although they knew nothing of the what, the why, or the how of the happenings that had taken place at this vault that was reserved for the our bodies of the useless. However why would they not enter? They got here to look after the lifeless, and what can the lifeless say or do to the residing?Scripture reveals that they noticed, sitting on the fitting facet, a younger man “clothed in a long white garment,” (Mark 16:5).Now got here the concern. The physique of the useless Messiah is gone, solely the linen garments stay, and within the stead of loss of life sits a stranger, a younger stranger, and he’s one as calm, ready, holding inside himself probably the most superior message the world has ever recognized. Based on Matthew, the younger man’s “countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow”.”Be not affrighted,” he says, his phrases maybe probably the most distinct and sure that an individual may ever hear, “Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him,” (Mark 16:6).Are you able to see his gesture, the lightning traced sweep of his arm and the opened hand invitation for all to come back and see for them self? The tip has change into the start. Dying has misplaced its sting. Christ is raised to reign forevermore.The bible additional reveals that the younger man instructed these women to unfold the phrase of the risen Christ to his disciples. This they did, forsaking the tomb, trembling with amazement and concern, hurrying to share their expertise with the apostles.That is an superior second within the historical past of man and lady. That is the primary human revelation of a risen Christ. It was a girl that introduced unto Adam the fruit from the tree within the mists of the backyard. It’s now given unto ladies to hold first the fruit of the tree that was planted on the place known as Golgotha (Calvary) unto the boys who had so lengthy adopted the earthly ministry of he was as soon as useless however now lives once more.However that they had not totally acquired the younger man’s phrases, not of their coronary heart the place it counts. Their ears had heard. Their lips delivered the message. However within the core of their inside being, in that place the place salvation turns into actual, there remained a coronary heart of unbelief.John tells us of Mary’s return to the tomb. She adopted Peter and John, arrived and waited even after the 2 apostles left and went once more to their very own residence. The tomb drew her. The will to see but once more the useless Christ, to know the place was his physique, to whom had it been delivered: these items tormented her.John writes it as this:”But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.”See how that she had not but accepted the reality of a risen Savior. See how she suffers, how she weeps, how she lives in such nice misery. Unbelief is the supply of all of the ache and anguish that mankind has endured for the reason that days of Adam and Eve. To be saved, one should consider upon the identify and the work of Jesus Christ. So too is freedom, and energy, and the flexibility to like; all of those demand religion above all else.John continues writing:”And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. (John 20:11-18).How often have we tried to face our troubles alone? Jesus promised to never leave us, yet time and time again we forget his words, fail to see his presences, and whimper before adversity and pain as though there is no answer, no relief, and no promise. Think not what you can do for God but rather believe in what He has done for you. In so believing, you will find power beyond understanding.Back Again To The Young Man In The TombOf all the gospel writings, Mark’s is the only one that identifies this angel as a “younger man”. Why? Matthew introduces him as the angel who rolled back the stone. Luke mentions only that the stone was found removed, and then tells of two men in shinning garments (this before they go to tell it to the eleven). John also writes only of the stone being removed.Why is this picture of a young man relayed in Mark alone? I believe that this manner of disclosure is so that the young man might stand out in our mind and in our heart, and that we will be forced to notice his presence and his youth. From this, I could write conjecture, but I will not. For those who are saved and heaven bound, the meaning and symbolism is too plain to miss. But if you are lost, and cannot see into this light, return ye again unto the tomb and hear, within your own heart, the young man’s words.”He’s risen”.