The Burial
Was Jesus’ tomb a cave or a hole in the ground?
What is a cave.
What did Pilate do to try to keep anyone from stealing Jesus’ body?
What is He ordered Roman soldiers to guard
the tomb.
What had the angel done?
What is rolled away the stone from in front of the tomb?
Where did the eleven disciples go to meet Jesus?
A. Jerusalem
B. Bethany
C. Galilee
D. Bethlehem
What is Galilee
What time of day did the women arrive at Jesus' tomb?
What is Dawn?
Where did some of the guards go after recovering from their shock?
A. To Pilate's palace
B. To Herod's court
C. Into the city to report to the chief priests
D. To their Roman commander
What is into the city to report to the chief priests
Who asked Pontius Pilate for the body of Jesus after he had died?
Who is Joseph of Arimathea.
What did the women see at the tomb?
What is an angel?
How did the angel describe his appearance?
What is like lightning, with clothing white as snow?
What specific location in this region did Jesus designate for meeting his disciples?
A. By the Sea of Galilee
B. In Capernaum
C. A mountain
D. In a synagogue
What is A mountain
What did the women do when they first saw Jesus?
Fell down and worshipped
What did the chief priests do after meeting with the elders?
A. Arrested the disciples
B. Gave the soldiers a large sum of money
C. Reported to Pilate
D. Investigated the tomb themselves
What is gave the soldiers a large sum of money
What did the empty tomb and folded burial cloths suggest?
What is Jesus truly resurrected
What day of the week did the women come to the tomb?
What is the first day of the week, Sunday.
3X Bonus: Where was the angel when first seen by the women?
What is sitting on the stone
How did the disciples react when they saw Jesus?
What is They worshiped him, but some doubted
What emotions did the women experience after seeing the empty tomb?
Fearful and joyful
What story were the guards instructed to tell?
A. They saw Jesus rise from the dead
B. An angel appeared and scared them away
C. They witnessed a bright light and Jesus disappeared
D. Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole the body while they were sleeping
What is Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole the body while they were sleeping
2X Bonus: Where was Jesus buried?
What is in Joseph's own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock
What two surprising events occurred at the tomb according to Matthew 28:2?
A. A thunderstorm and a bright light
b. A wind storm and a cloud
C. A solar eclipse and a rainbow
D. An earthquake and an angel appearing
An earthquake and an angel appearing
2X Bonus: What message did the angel tell the women to deliver?
A. Jesus has gone to prepare a place for you
B. Jesus will meet the disciples in Jerusalem
C. Jesus has risen and is going ahead of you into Galilee
D. Jesus will appear to Peter first
What is Jesus has risen and is going ahead of you into Galilee
What authority did Jesus claim before giving the Great Commission?
A. Authority over disease and demons
B. Authority as King of the Jews
C. All authority in heaven and on earth
D. Authority over death
What is All authority in heaven and on earth
How many demons had Jesus previously cast out of Mary Magdalene?
A. Seven
B. Five
C. Three
D. Ten
What is Seven?
What assurance did the chief priests give to the guards?
A. They would receive promotions
B. They would protect them if the governor heard about it
C. They would be assigned to other duties
D. They would receive monthly payments
What is They would protect them if the governor heard about it
What was done to secure the tomb?
What is A large stone was rolled against the entrance
What happened to the guards when they saw the angel?
A. They fled immediately
B. They shook and became like dead men
C. They attacked the angel
D. They bowed down in worship
What is they shook and became like dead men
3X Bonus: According to the angel, who had already predicted Jesus' resurrection?
Who is Jesus himself
What final promise did Jesus give to his disciples in Matthew's gospel?
A. "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you."
B. "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
C. "You will do greater things than these."
D. "I will come back and take you to be with me."
What is "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Name the women who came to Jesus’ tomb early on Sunday morning.
Who are Mary Magdalene, (other) Mary, Salome, Joanna.
2X Bonus: According to Matthew, what happened to the false story spread by the guards?
A. It was quickly disproven
B. It was widely circulated among the Jews until the time Matthew wrote his gospel
C. It was rejected by most people
D. It was only believed for a few days
What is It was widely circulated among the Jews until the time Matthew wrote his gospel