Matthew 28:1-15 Part 2

The Central Idea of the Text is that Jesus was resurrected bodily to life just as He said (Matt. 20:18-19). After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to several hundred people whom He had chosen (Acts 10:40-41; 1 Cor. 15:3-8).  After the Roman guards fled the tomb, they reported the earthquake, the angel, and the empty tomb to the Sanhedrin (Matt. 28:11).  The resurrection of Christ hardened the hearts of the Jewish leadership and they conspired to falsify the historical reality of the event (Matt. 28:12-15).  Many Jewish leaders attacked Jesus’ disciples and tried to suppress the spreading gospel (Acts 4:1-3).