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 was their  sorrow  and  distress,  for  they  knew  not  what  had  become of the  Body  of  their  Lord. But immediately  two  men  in  shining garments stood  before  them. Seeing this,  the  women  were afraid. But one  of  the  angels  said  to  them:  “Be  not  affrighted. You seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth  who  was  crucified. He is  not  here. He is  risen. Go, tell  His  disciples  and  Peter.” The  women went with  joy,  and  told  the  disciples  what  they  had  seen and heard.

In the  mean  time  the  chief  priests  consulted  with  the  ancients, and then  they  gave  the  soldiers  who  had  been  at  the  sepulchre a great sum  of  money,  and  told  them:  “Say  you  that  His disciples came  by  night  and  stole  Him  when  you  were  asleep.” The soldiers  took  the  money  and  did  as  they  were  told.

How our  Lord  rose  from  the  dead. On  the  third  day  after  His Death our  Lord  came  forth  from  the  grave,  alive  and  with  a glorified Body, having  risen  from  the  dead  by  His  own  power. His Soul rejoined His  Body,  and  His  Body  itself  was  glorified,  so  that  He  was able to  go  out  from  the  closed  sepulchre,  and  afterwards  appear  in the  midst  of  the  apostles,  having  passed  through  the  closed  doors (chapter LXXXI).

These prophecies  were  fulfilled  by  the  Resurrection  of  our  Lord  Jesus Christ: i.  “Thou  wilt  not  leave  My  soul  in  hell,  nor  wilt  Thou  give Thy Holy  One  to  see  corruption”  (Ps.  15,  10,  Old  Test.  LV);  2. “The Gentiles shall  beseech  Him,  and  His  sepulchre  shall  be  glorious” (Is. 11,  10,  Old  Test.  LXXI1);  3. “Destroy this  temple,  and  in  three  days I will raise  it  up”  (John  2,  19,  New  Test.  XV);  4. “As Jonas  was  in the  whale’s  belly  three  days  and  three  nights,  so  shall  the  Son  of  man