20:11-13
We now get the first resurrection appearance, and it is to women. Mary was crying outside the tomb. This was not a quiet sobbing but a loud wailing. Two angels then appeared, one was at the head, and one at the foot of where Jesus’ body had been. They asked Mary why she was crying. Mary was not at the stage that John and Peter were, she still thought the body had been taken away. Now looking at the facts this was the most obvious conclusion, indeed the only reasonable conclusion. But God had done something beyond all human expectation.
20:14
Mary turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but did not recognise Him. Now this may seem strange at first, “how did she not recognise Him?”, but think a little about it. First, she had been weeping so there were tears in her eyes, she was emotionally distraught. Then she had absolutely no expectation of seeing Jesus, He was dead! Even in normal circumstances if we see someone in a totally different context to that in which we normally see them we can be unsure if it is who we think it is.
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