IV.
“Then go quickly and tell his disciples …”

Why are the two women asked to “tell his disciples”?

V.
Matthew 28:1-10 (New Revised Standard Version)

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

VI.
The two women have to go someplace to “tell his disciples”?

Where are the “disciples”?

Where do you expect them to be? Where do you think they should be?

These two women are given the task of taking what message to the “disciples”?

Does that make them the “first evangelists” as some have claimed?

I wonder sometimes, if I had been a follower of Jesus in those days, where would I have been?

How close could I have followed him? Would I have come to the tomb, or be in a locked room, or have left Jerusalem, or have never followed him to Jerusalem?

Charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}