Mat 28:1-10 | Family | STEP | In the end of the Sabbath ; after the Sabbath. As it began to dawn ; at break of day. The other Mary ; Mary the wife of Cleophas, and mother of James the less, or younger, and Joses. The other James was the son of Zebedee, and brother of John.

‏ Matthew 28:1-10

In the end of the Sabbath; after the Sabbath.

As it began to dawn; at break of day.

The other Mary; Mary the wife of Cleophas, and mother of James the less, or younger, and Joses. The other James was the son of Zebedee, and brother of John. There was; there had been before the arrival of the women. No soldiers are so intrepid, but that a single angel can cause them to quake with fear, and become as dead men. He can even strike dead a hundred and eighty-five thousand in a night. Isa 37:36. The angels of the Lord excel in strength, and whether for judgment or mercy, they do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Ps 103:20. Safe then amidst all their trials are his people, to whom angels are ministering spirits, sent forth by him to minister to the heirs of salvation. Heb 1:14. The Lord; of angels as well as men. The evidence is conclusive, that while Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, on the third day he rose again for our justification according to the Scriptures. Ro 4:25. Held him by the feet; fell at his feet and embraced them.

And worshipped him; Joh 5:23. 9, 17. While no holy man or angel ever suffered himself to be worshipped, Christ received divine worship, and never said any thing against it, nor has God the Father, or the Holy Spirit. On the contrary, it is the distinguishing trait of true believers, that they invoke his name, and serve the Lord Christ. Ac 9:14, Col 3:24. In doing this, they follow the direction, chapter Mt 4:10, "Worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve;" and the direction, Heb 1:6, "Let all the angels of God worship him." My brethren; his disciples. He still calls them brethren, though in the hour of his distress they had deserted him.