Who went to the tomb early on the first day of the week?
What did she see there?
How did she react? Who did she run to?
What did Mary think had happened?
Who of the two disciples got to the tomb first?
What did he see? How far did he go?
Where did Peter go?
How were the grave cloths arranged?
When the other disciple finally went into the tomb, how did he react?
What did they not yet understand from Scripture?
How was Mary feeling about all of this?
Who did Mary see? Where were they standing?
What question did they ask her? What was her answer?
Who did she see when she had said this? Did she know who He was?
What two questions did Jesus ask?
Who did Mary think He was? What did she tell him?
When Mary recognized Jesus, what did she call Him?
What did Jesus tell Mary not to do? What did He tell her to do?
What did she do?

Thought Questions

Why do you think Mary Magdalene was first at Jesus’ tomb? See Luke 7:47.
How would you have responded if you saw the tomb empty?
What do Peter and the other disciple’s actions when they arrived at the empty tomb tell you about them?
Who was the other disciple “who Jesus loved”? See John 21:20-24
Why do you think Jesus folded his grave cloths? Was He, the creator of the universe, an organized and tidy Person?
Is it likely that, if the tomb was empty as a result of grave robbery, the robbers would fold the cloths so nicely?
What did the other disciple (John) believe (verse 8), and why?
Why didn’t the disciples understand the concept of the Resurrection from the scriptures yet? Would things have been easier for them if they had understood? Are there things you don’t think you understand from the scriptures yet? Why not?
Why don’t you think Mary recognized the two angels or Jesus?
Do you think there are times when angels are around us, but we don’t recognize them? Why not? Have your eyes, and heart, ever been so filled with tears that you didn’t recognize the angels around you?
What do you think caused Mary to recognize Jesus? What could cause us to recognize Him?
What did Mary do after her encounter with Jesus? What does that tell us about witnessing to others?
Have you had an experience that, like Mary, caused you to want to immediately go and tell others how you have encountered Christ?

My prayer is:
That I would have faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
That I would be able to recognize those which God has placed around me to help me recognize and understand Him;
And that I, like Mary, would have a yearning to go back and tell others that I have found Him.