“Very early that Sunday morning, the women made their way to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Jesus’ mother Mary. Arriving at the tomb they discovered that the huge stone covering the entrance had been rolled aside, so they went in to look.
But the tomb was empty. The body of Jesus was gone!”
Luke 24:1-3 TPT
The Tomb was empty
Dictionary.com defines “EMPTY” as:
- containing nothing
- having none of the usual or appropriate content
- vacant
- unoccupied
- deprived of contents, to discharge
- without knowledge or sense; frivolous; foolish
- without force, effect, or significance; hollow; meaningless
- without knowledge or sense; frivolous; foolish
Synonyms for empty: dry, vacant, uninhabited, unfilled, unoccupied, hollow, deserted, devoid, desolate, bare, blank, barren, flat, worthless, meaningless, idle
So how can empty be a good thing?
A search of the Dictionary of Bible Themes regarding “Empty” or “Emptiness” returned the following:
“Scripture stresses the emptiness of human life without God, and notes that Jesus Christ chose to empty Himself in order to redeem humanity.
Human life can be empty Ruth 1:21; Ecclesiastes 1:2; 3:19; Ecclesiastes 12:8
Human attempts at fulfillment are empty
- Work does not satisfy Isaiah 55:2 Psalms 127:1-2; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 6:7; Haggai 1:5-6
- Pleasure does not last Job 20:5; Proverbs 21:17; Ecclesiastes 2:1-3, 25
- Wealth does not satisfy Ecclesiastes 5:10; Ecclesiastes 4:7-8; Luke 12:15; 1Timothy 6:9-10
- Material possessions are unreliable Luke 12:18-20; Job 8:13-15; Job 15:31; Psalms 49:10,12,16-17; Proverbs 11:4; Ecclesiastes 5:15; 1 Timothy 6:7
- False religion cannot save Isaiah 57:13; Judges 10:14; Isaiah 44:17-18; Isaiah 45:20; Isaiah 46:7; Jermiah 11:12; Acts 14:15”
Saved Because of His Mercy 