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Salome.</c> 00:12:06.519 --> 00:12:08.960 Mary<00:12:06.779><c> Magdalene,</c><00:12:07.240><c> we've</c><00:12:07.480><c> already</c><00:12:07.720><c> explained</c><00:12:08.179><c> her</c><00:12:08.419><c> situation.</c> 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:11.879 Apparently,<00:12:09.440><c> she</c><00:12:09.600><c> was</c><00:12:09.840><c> a</c><00:12:09.940><c> bit</c><00:12:10.440><c> in</c><00:12:11.179><c> front</c><00:12:11.340><c> of</c><00:12:11.519><c> the</c><00:12:11.700><c> others</c> 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:15.080 and<00:12:12.039><c> came</c><00:12:12.299><c> to</c><00:12:12.480><c> the</c><00:12:12.659><c> sepulcher</c><00:12:13.039><c> first,</c><00:12:13.779><c> saw</c><00:12:14.039><c> the</c><00:12:14.259><c> empty</c><00:12:14.620><c> tomb,</c> 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:17.100 and<00:12:15.519><c> then</c><00:12:15.759><c> left</c><00:12:16.000><c> to</c><00:12:16.159><c> tell</c><00:12:16.360><c> Peter</c><00:12:16.600><c> and</c><00:12:16.820><c> John.</c> 00:12:17.100 --> 00:12:21.179 The<00:12:17.500><c> others</c><00:12:17.860><c> now,</c><00:12:18.500><c> apparently,</c><00:12:19.779><c> come</c><00:12:19.960><c> unto</c><00:12:20.379><c> the</c><00:12:20.620><c> sepulcher,</c> 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:23.720 and<00:12:21.679><c> they</c><00:12:21.840><c> say</c><00:12:22.080><c> to</c><00:12:22.139><c> themselves,</c><00:12:22.620><c> verse</c><00:12:22.940><c> 3,</c> 00:12:24.940 --> 00:12:29.259 who<00:12:25.340><c> shall</c><00:12:25.899><c> roll</c><00:12:26.179><c> us</c><00:12:26.379><c> away</c><00:12:26.659><c> the</c><00:12:26.960><c> stone</c><00:12:27.240><c> from</c><00:12:27.480><c> the</c><00:12:27.659><c> door</c><00:12:27.860><c> of</c><00:12:28.080><c> the</c><00:12:28.259><c> sepulcher?</c> 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:31.460 And<00:12:29.360><c> when</c><00:12:29.519><c> they</c><00:12:29.799><c> looked,</c><00:12:30.080><c> they</c><00:12:30.240><c> saw</c><00:12:30.500><c> that</c><00:12:30.679><c> the</c><00:12:30.899><c> stone</c><00:12:31.100><c> was</c> 00:12:31.460 --> 00:12:32.159 rolled<00:12:31.659><c> away,</c> 00:12:32.360 --> 00:12:33.399 for<00:12:32.519><c> it</c><00:12:32.600><c> was</c><00:12:32.799><c> very</c><00:12:33.159><c> great.</c> 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:35.840 Now,<00:12:33.820><c> that's</c><00:12:34.139><c> the</c><00:12:34.259><c> verse</c><00:12:34.440><c> that</c><00:12:34.580><c> I</c><00:12:34.659><c> was</c><00:12:34.820><c> mentioning</c><00:12:35.080><c> to</c><00:12:35.320><c> you</c><00:12:35.480><c> earlier.</c> 00:12:36.220 --> 00:12:39.960 It<00:12:36.519><c> literally</c><00:12:36.879><c> means</c><00:12:37.320><c> the</c><00:12:37.799><c> stone</c><00:12:38.240><c> was</c><00:12:38.679><c> rolled</c><00:12:39.220><c> away,</c> 00:12:40.019 --> 00:12:42.879 backward,<00:12:41.320><c> away</c><00:12:41.659><c> from</c><00:12:42.179><c> the</c><00:12:42.460><c> sepulcher.</c> 00:12:43.100 --> 00:12:46.840 It's<00:12:43.379><c> a</c><00:12:43.480><c> very</c><00:12:43.899><c> precise</c><00:12:45.080><c> word</c><00:12:45.580><c> and</c><00:12:45.879><c> a</c><00:12:45.980><c> very</c><00:12:46.360><c> strong</c><00:12:46.620><c> word.</c> 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:49.279 It<00:12:46.940><c> doesn't</c><00:12:47.179><c> mean</c><00:12:47.440><c> simply</c><00:12:47.820><c> moved</c><00:12:48.220><c> to</c><00:12:48.440><c> the</c><00:12:48.620><c> side</c><00:12:48.840><c> a</c><00:12:48.919><c> little</c><00:12:49.139><c> bit</c> 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:51.559 so<00:12:49.460><c> that</c><00:12:49.620><c> one</c><00:12:49.720><c> could</c><00:12:49.960><c> enter</c><00:12:50.179><c> into</c><00:12:51.100><c> the</c><00:12:51.360><c> tomb,</c> 00:12:51.600 --> 00:12:54.980 but<00:12:51.799><c> rather</c><00:12:52.059><c> moved</c><00:12:52.639><c> all</c><00:12:53.159><c> the</c><00:12:53.340><c> way</c><00:12:53.799><c> away</c><00:12:54.259><c> from</c><00:12:54.500><c> the</c><00:12:54.720><c> tomb,</c> 00:12:55.159 --> 00:12:56.220 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they</c><00:13:23.519><c> enter</c><00:13:23.740><c> into</c><00:13:24.220><c> the</c><00:13:24.399><c> sepulcher,</c><00:13:24.779><c> verse</c><00:13:25.039><c> 5.</c> 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:28.940 There<00:13:25.899><c> they</c><00:13:26.220><c> see</c><00:13:26.559><c> what</c><00:13:26.879><c> Mary</c><00:13:27.240><c> Magdalene</c><00:13:27.659><c> apparently</c><00:13:28.039><c> did</c><00:13:28.299><c> not</c><00:13:28.580><c> see</c> 00:13:28.940 --> 00:13:32.419 just<00:13:29.340><c> before,</c><00:13:30.100><c> a</c><00:13:30.259><c> young</c><00:13:30.539><c> man</c><00:13:30.879><c> sitting</c><00:13:31.220><c> on</c><00:13:31.539><c> the</c><00:13:31.700><c> right</c><00:13:32.019><c> side,</c> 00:13:32.700 --> 00:13:34.179 clothed<00:13:33.039><c> in</c><00:13:33.179><c> a</c><00:13:33.340><c> long</c><00:13:33.580><c> white</c><00:13:33.840><c> garment,</c> 00:13:34.240 --> 00:13:36.120 and<00:13:34.440><c> now</c><00:13:34.700><c> they</c><00:13:34.820><c> were</c><00:13:35.059><c> frightened,</c><00:13:35.500><c> naturally.</c> 00:13:36.600 --> 00:13:39.379 And<00:13:36.740><c> he</c><00:13:36.899><c> saith</c><00:13:37.080><c> unto</c><00:13:37.279><c> them,</c><00:13:38.000><c> be</c><00:13:38.220><c> not</c><00:13:38.720><c> affrighted.</c> 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:42.019 Ye<00:13:39.820><c> seek</c><00:13:40.000><c> Jesus</c><00:13:40.460><c> of</c><00:13:40.620><c> Nazareth,</c><00:13:41.039><c> which</c><00:13:41.159><c> was</c><00:13:41.399><c> crucified.</c> 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:42.940 He<00:13:42.440><c> is</c><00:13:42.700><c> risen.</c> 00:13:42.980 --> 00:13:43.840 He<00:13:43.100><c> is</c><00:13:43.320><c> not</c><00:13:43.559><c> here.</c> 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:46.860 Behold<00:13:44.679><c> the</c><00:13:44.860><c> place</c><00:13:45.259><c> where</c><00:13:45.559><c> they</c><00:13:45.740><c> laid</c><00:13:45.960><c> him.</c> 00:13:46.940 --> 00:13:50.519 So<00:13:47.299><c> they</c><00:13:47.559><c> 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message</c><00:14:13.840><c> from</c><00:14:14.179><c> the</c><00:14:14.399><c> angel</c><00:14:14.600><c> continues,</c> 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:18.240 but<00:14:15.539><c> go</c><00:14:15.840><c> your</c><00:14:16.100><c> way,</c><00:14:16.620><c> tell</c><00:14:16.820><c> his</c><00:14:17.059><c> disciples</c><00:14:17.539><c> and</c><00:14:17.940><c> Peter</c> 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:20.840 that<00:14:18.740><c> he</c><00:14:19.000><c> goeth</c><00:14:19.240><c> before</c><00:14:19.659><c> you</c><00:14:19.919><c> into</c><00:14:20.220><c> Galilee.</c> 00:14:20.899 --> 00:14:24.820 Notice<00:14:21.360><c> a</c><00:14:22.759><c> nice</c><00:14:23.080><c> little</c><00:14:23.360><c> touch</c><00:14:23.720><c> there.</c> 00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:28.580 Tell<00:14:25.440><c> the</c><00:14:25.720><c> disciples</c><00:14:26.139><c> and</c><00:14:26.820><c> especially</c><00:14:27.620><c> tell</c><00:14:28.240><c> Peter.</c> 00:14:29.080 --> 00:14:31.639 The<00:14:29.320><c> 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miserably</c> 00:15:10.399 --> 00:15:13.179 and<00:15:11.000><c> his</c><00:15:11.299><c> fall</c><00:15:11.559><c> must</c><00:15:11.820><c> have</c><00:15:11.980><c> been</c><00:15:12.100><c> great.</c> 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:20.019 Peter<00:15:15.960><c> would</c><00:15:16.259><c> have</c><00:15:16.519><c> died</c><00:15:16.840><c> for</c><00:15:17.059><c> Jesus,</c><00:15:18.019><c> but</c><00:15:18.519><c> he</c><00:15:18.759><c> failed</c><00:15:18.980><c> terribly.</c> 00:15:20.100 --> 00:15:22.399 Instead,<00:15:21.039><c> the</c><00:15:21.279><c> message</c><00:15:21.539><c> is</c><00:15:21.759><c> sent</c><00:15:21.840><c> to</c><00:15:22.080><c> him</c> 00:15:22.399 --> 00:15:25.360 that<00:15:22.840><c> Jesus</c><00:15:23.440><c> had</c><00:15:24.059><c> died</c><00:15:24.299><c> for</c><00:15:24.580><c> Peter.</c> 00:15:26.740 --> 00:15:29.120 So<00:15:27.299><c> after</c><00:15:27.860><c> the</c><00:15:28.059><c> women</c><00:15:28.279><c> now</c><00:15:28.519><c> 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