Luke 24:1-12 page 1

I found myself in Paradise, and very suddenly I saw this all but blinding white light, and then a voice that sounded very similar to a roll of thunder, and yet it was very recognisable: the words were as clear as day. And I was told by the voice coming out of the light: 'Go back and tell them - Elvis.' ...

... The risen Elvis has been seen. He will come and judge the earth with his what is known as the feather of truth. And that will be Judgement Day. Relatively speaking, that's very soon. It's got to be within ten years, and most likely closer to five years, maybe even less.

Not my words, before you think I'm even crazier than you already thought. No, they are the words of an American citizen by the name of Robert Campbell, who appeared on a BBC TV programme called 'Elvis and the Presleytarians: Worshipping The King'. And before you worry that Elvis is coming within possibly less than five years, let me point out that the programme was transmitted on 17th August 1997.

Thankfully the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus is much more solid than the stories of those who claim to have seen Elvis since he died. On other occasions I have rehearsed why I believe the resurrection to be a physical event located in history, and not merely a mystic spiritual event.

In our story this morning, the women who visit the tomb of Jesus are faced with their own evidence for the resurrection. There is the empty tomb itself, the proclamation of the angels, and the reminder that Jesus has prophesied this.

However this year I'm not going to dwell too much on the evidences, or proofs, because sound evidence is one thing, but it must have a cash value. If the Resurrection is true, what does it mean? I want to take those pieces of evidence that the women were confronted with, and ask what they say about God. What kind of God reveals himself by raising his Son from the dead?

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