John 20:11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.

John 20:11    But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.

Where had Mary been standing?

“But Mary was standing outside the tomb…” (John 20:11).

What had Mary been doing as she stood outside the tomb?

“…weeping…” (John 20:11).

What does Mary do as she wept?

“…and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb” (John 20:11).

What does Mary see when she looks into the tomb?

“and she saw two angels in white sitting…” (John 20:12).

·      What mention of angels is recorded in the Gospels?

o   Matt. 1:20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

o   Matt. 1:24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

o   Matt. 2:13   Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

o   Matt. 2:19   But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

o   Matt. 4:11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

o   Matt. 13:39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

o   Matt. 13:41 “ The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

o   Matt. 13:49 “So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,

o   Matt. 16:27 “For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.

o   Matt. 18:10   “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

o   Matt. 22:30 “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

o   Matt. 24:31 “And He will send forth His angels with  A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His   elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

o   Matt. 24:36   “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

o   Matt. 25:31   “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.

o   Matt. 25:41   “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘ Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

o   Matt. 26:53 “Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

o   Matt. 28:2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

o   Matt. 28:5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

o   Mark 1:13 And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

o   Mark 8:38 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

o   Mark 12:25 “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

o   Mark 13:27 “And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

o   Mark 13:32 “ But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

o   Luke 1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

o   Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

o   Luke 1:18   Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”  19 The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

o   Luke 1:26   Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

o   Luke 1:30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

o   Luke 1:34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”  35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

o   Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

o   Luke 2:9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 

o   Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;

o   Luke 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

o   Luke 2:15   When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”

o   Luke 2:21   And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

o   Luke 9:26 “ For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

o   Luke 12:8   “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; 9 but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

o   Luke 15:10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

o   Luke 16:22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

o   Luke 22:43  Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

o   Luke 24:23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

o   John 1:51 And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and  the angels of God ascending and descending on  the Son of Man.”

o   John 12:29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “ An angel has spoken to Him.”

Where are the two angels in white sitting?

“…one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying” (John 20:12).

  Father,

You are enthroned in majesty in Your holy temple, and Your sovereignty rules over all. The angels are Your ministers. All have been subjected to Yeshua, the Author of our salvation, Who was made for a little while lower than the angels, Whom You perfected through suffering, Who tasted death for everyone, Whom You raised from the dead, and Who ascended to sit at Your right hand, crowned with glory and honor

May Your godly ones sing praise to You and give thanks to Your holy name. For Your anger is but for a moment, Your favor for a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Blessed is the hope of Yeshua’s appearing when He comes in Your glory with the holy angels and sits on His glorious throne. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.