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NASB | Matthew 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:2 And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it. |
Bible Question:
According to Matthew 28 1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. It states that there was a great earth quake but the rest of the 4 books accounts do not mention a great earth quake. Were they the only two who felt this great earth quake? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Eastchicago66! There are a couple of issues that arise from your question. 1) Must all of the gospels record an incident? The answer of course is, 'No'. Each gospel is an independent witness of historical events. As with any historical writer, the gospel writers are free to include or exclude details depending upon their purpose. 2) Were there more than two witnesses? Simply put, we don't know. The text doesn't even specifically state that the two Mary's actually witnessed the earthquake. 3) Finally, the word 'seismos' could refer to something other than an earthquake. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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