Mateo 27:55-56 / Lucas 24:1-11

Reholas, Ana...

Otras opciones más libres para "first at the tomb":

- primer testigo de la resurrección.
- primera en descubrir la tumba vacía.

... María Magdalena, la contemplativa, fue **el primer testigo de la resurrección del Señor**, sin la cual
vana es nuestra esperanza. ...

www.terra.com.pe/religion/santo-22juls.shtml
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"María de Magdala- FutureChurch
... El evangelio de San Juan nombra solamente a **María Magdalena como
la primera en descubrir la tumba vacía**".

www.futurechurch.org/languages/spanish/mariam.htm
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Tu texto menciona solamente a María Magdalena, pero el Evangelio aplica esta frase a las Santas Mujeres entre las que estaba ella.

Nosotras, las mujeres, las últimas, las que permanecemos hasta el final al lado del que sufre; intuitivas, las primeras en ver la Luz, en descubrir la Verdad...
:)

Una vez escribí:
"Dios Todopoderoso quiso hacerse hombre
para sentir el amor de una madre".

De nuevo la Biblia, de nuevo el Evangelio, esta vez alabando a las mujeres que pasaron por la vida de Jesús.

"Last at the Cross, First at the Tomb"
By Dr. Maxie D. Dunnam
"These women had followed him and cared for his needs" according to Mark 15:41, and they continued to do what they could for him to the end.

No doubt Mary Magdalene was reflecting on her many experiences with Jesus as she watched this loved one die an agonizing death on the cross. Although Jesus had frequently spoken of his coming death, Mary like the disciples and other followers did not comprehend the meaning of his words. She, like the others, stood there to support this dear one in his hour of need. Not thinking of her own personal safety, she offered what comfort she could even though her heart was heavy laden. In spite of this gruesome spectacle and despite the fact that the man who had brought such hope to her life was being crucified, her faith and devotion remained strong and unshaken.
A Final Token of Respect
On the day following the Sabbath, early in the morning before breakfast, Mary Magdalene was among the women who came to the grave. The preparations as the Sabbath had approached had been rushed, and no doubt the women wanted to more properly take care of the body. After all, this was their final act of love and respect for one who had touched so many hearts.

She turned to leave and encountered one whom she thought was the gardener. Her heart was still confused and forlorn. Jesus said to her "Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master." (John 20:15-16). Instantly she recognized the Master’s voice, just as the sheep recognize their shepherd’s voice. What joy must have filled her heart! Now she had personally encountered the risen Master".
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"The place of WOMEN in ministry in the New Testament is captured in the significant fact that **they were “last at the cross and first at the tomb.”**

**Last at the cross**:
*Matthew* paints the scene at Golgotha in 27:55-56.

**First at the tomb**:
*Luke* paints the scene in Joseph’s garden:
“ On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. ... [they] said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, he has risen!’ ... then they remembered His words. When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the 11 and to all the others.” (Luke 24:1-11)

At the cross—the heart of the redemption drama—women, no less than men, were loosed from the bondage of sin (also, of law and custom) and liberated into the power of the Gospel.

**At the tomb**, women—without clout in a male-dominated culture—were legitimized in their ministry.
Our Lord appeared first to them. And though unbelieved in the beginning, they were the first to proclaim the resurrection gospel.

**Last at the cross and first at the tomb.** But also at Bethlehem, giving birth to our Messiah, and also at Pentecost, receiving equally with men the power of the Holy Spirit, women, too, are given the privilege and responsibility of ministry.

Dr. Maxie D. Dunnam is president of Asbury Seminary
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Mary Magdalene
Last at the Cross, First at the Tomb

"And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."— Mark 16, 1, 2
Contributed

As Jesus hung on the cross dying, five of his followers stood nearby watching helplessly. Among them was John, his beloved disciple; his mother, Mary, and her sister, Salome; Mary, the wife of Cleopas; and Mary of Magdalene. Many of Jesus’ other followers watched from hiding places nearby. Yet only these five were close enough to offer consolation to their dying friend and Savior".
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Mateo 27:55-56

55 Estaban allí, mirando de lejos, muchas mujeres que habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea para servirle.
56 Entre ellas se encontraban María Magdalena, María la madre de Jacobo y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo.
57 Al atardecer, llegó un hombre rico de Arimatea, llamado José, que también se había convertido en discípulo de Jesús.
58 Se presentó ante Pilato para pedirle el cuerpo de Jesús, y Pilato ordenó que se lo dieran.
59 José tomó el cuerpo, lo envolvió en una sábana limpia
60 y lo puso en un sepulcro nuevo de su propiedad que había cavado en la roca. Luego hizo rodar una piedra grande a la entrada del sepulcro, y se fue.
61 Allí estaban, sentadas frente al sepulcro, María Magdalena y la otra María.
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Lucas 24:1-11

1 El primer día de la semana, muy de mañana, fueron al sepulcro llevando los aromas que habían preparado.
2 Pero encontraron que la piedra había sido retirada del sepulcro,
3 y entraron, pero no hallaron el cuerpo del Señor Jesús.
4 No sabían que pensar de esto, cuando se presentaron ante ellas dos hombres con vestidos resplandecientes.
5 Como ellas temiesen e inclinasen el rostro a tierra, les dijeron: «¿Por qué buscáis entre los muertos al que está vivo?
6 No está aquí, ha resucitado. Recordad cómo os habló cuando estaba todavía en Galilea, diciendo:
7 "Es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sea entregado en manos de los pecadores y sea crucificado, y al tercer día resucite. "»
8 Y ellas recordaron sus palabras.
9 Regresando del sepulcro, anunciaron todas estas cosas a los Once y a todos los demás.
10 Las que decían estas cosas a los apóstoles eran María Magdalena, Juana y María la de Santiago y las demás que estaban con ellas.
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Precioso tema...
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Note added at 2003-11-24 22:37:41 (GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias a tí, Ana.
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