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The Resurrection of Jesus

Jesus died on a Friday afternoon. Friends quickly placed his body in a tomb cut into a rocky hillside and blocked the entrance with a great stone. Guards were sent to secure the tomb.

On Sunday, when two women, one called Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were visiting the tomb, they felt a great earthquake
They saw an angel come and roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb. The guards were so frightened that they shook and fainted!

The angel told the women not to be afraid, that Jesus was not there for he had risen. This meant that Jesus was alive! The angel told them to go quickly and tell Jesus' friends that he is alive.

On their way back suddenly Jesus met them and said "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, there they will see me"

And just as Jesus had promised he rose from the dead on the third day after his death!

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday to remember this important event.

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