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Key Verse: Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the ood news to all creation.”

Once the Sabbath day was over, early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome came to prepare the body of Jesus, to anoint him with spices and perfumes as was the custom. Being women without the strength of men, they asked each other:

Mark 16:3 – ... “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”

But when they arrived, they saw that the stone had already been removed. When they entered, they saw someone dressed in white robes sitting there.

Mark 16:6-7 – “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the placed where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into
Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”

But the women were afraid and they ran from the tomb and said nothing to anyone.

Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene and she went and the disciples who were mourning and weeping; but, they did not believe it.

After that Jesus appeared to two others while they were out walking. Those two also returned and told what they had seen, but were not believed.

It wasn’t until Jesus appeared to eleven of the disciples while they were eating that they finally believed. He rebuked them for their unbelief and…

Mark 16:15-18 – He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe; in my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all/ they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

When he had finished, he arose into heaven and sat at the right hand of God. The disciples did as they were told and went out everywhere to preach and the Lord worked with them and through them.

Next Week: We begin the book of Luke

References: The Holy Bible (NIV)