Matthew 27:51-53 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Please note this minor point; it was many, not all who were risen. They appeared unto many but not all.

Now put yourself into that time and place as one who hears about dead relatives of others having risen and been seen, but not yours and not with your own eyes.

What is your reaction? What are you hearing? What questions do you have for these witnesses?

If you can place yourself into that moment and realize the enormity of the moment and feel the doubt as to the validity of what you are hearing, good.

Now take that new understanding and carry it with you as you witness to a lost and dying world so that you might better understand them.

We who believe are the risen. You are going to reach many, but not all. We get to be a witness of once being dead, but now live. How believable are you to those who have not yet seen? Maybe understanding their doubts, fears and perhaps even anger, might help you reach them, touch them, comfort them, and draw them nearer to our risen Christ.

I do not know what the risen from Matthew 27 had to say. I can only imagine. I only know what I have seen and what happened to me.

I know what it felt like to be dead. I know what it feels like to be risen.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Luke 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Have you ever searched the scriptures to find out what the disciples did this day? This is basically what the scriptures reveal. They obeyed traditions even though Christ had repeatedly broken traditions within their ranks. That was while they walked with Him. When He was entombed that Holy Sabbath Day, they returned to traditions.

What would you have done? Is that even a fair question? Are you a disciple of Christ? If you are, then I would say no, it isn’t unfair, because you have His Word, His teaching and now His Spirit to lead you.

What are you doing today? Good Friday is over. Easter is tomorrow. What traditions do you have to rest upon? Is today a day of prayer? How about meditation? Is today a day of preparing spices and ointments as they did according to the scriptures?

If you are like me, you probably never gave much thought to any righteous activities for Holy Saturday. As a child I spent the day in activities dictated by the weather. Living so far north as I did, weather played a significant role as Easter varied in dates from March to May.

So traditions, even as it was for the disciples back then, was more of a family activity, than an individual choice.

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Becoming a man of God means I get to choose to either honor traditions or break from them. In this I understand the significance of both. The only advice I would give to anyone is that in making that choice for yourself today, do so with thoughtful consideration.

Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: