16:1-3
As noted on several previous occasions, there were no chapter or verse numbers in the original. So note that in 15:47 Mark has told us that two of the Mary’s had seen where Jesus was buried,. Now two Mary’s and Salome buy spices in order to anoint Jesus’ body. Then early on Sunday morning they make their way to the tomb, and they knew full well where this tomb was! They had seen the stone rolled across the tomb and wondered who they could get to roll it away. So they knew exactly what they were doing, and what they expected to find. It would typically take a few men to move a stone used to seal a grace.
16:4,5
However, their expectations were shattered! The stone had already been rolled away. Mark draws attention to the size of the stone. They entered the tomb, expecting to be going in in order to anoint the body of Jesus with the spices. Matt 28: identifies the man as an angel. On several occasions in the Bible angels appear as men (interestingly enough, never as women!).
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