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found NOT, saw NOT

Luke 24:22-24
"22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
23 And when they found not His body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive.
24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but Him they saw not."

Here in the Gospel of Luke we are on the road to Emmaus with Cleopas and one other unnamed Disciple right after the Resurrection. The Resurrected Jesus has joined them BUT He is not revealing Himself to them, yet!

Jesus plays "dumb" and gets them to explain what has happened. Their account of the events says; it's over, it's a done deal, it's time to go home, the party is over! It's understandable that they would be bummed out!

In today's verses we read that they have the basic outline of what happened at the empty tomb; "Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found NOT His body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of ANGELS, which said that He was ALIVE. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but Him they saw NOT." Many times a thing missing its contents is a sad thing. A glass without water. A mailbox without a letter. A hat without a head. BUT! A tomb without a body is something to rejoice! This is the place and time when death could not hold on to the Son of God. He came back from the grave! He defeated Satan and ALL the evil of the world. His victory was now secured and He is showing these two young men how they will continue His mission and spread the Gospel message!
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