“And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.”
Then go quickly and tell his disciples — the women receive the first resurrection commission: they are the first sent ones, the first apostles in the functional sense of the word. The message has two components: he has risen from the dead (the event) and he is going ahead of you into Galilee (the direction). The Galilee reference fulfills Jesus' word at the Last Supper: after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee (Matthew 26:32). The resurrection does not terminate the shepherd-sheep relationship; the risen Jesus goes before his scattered flock, gathering them back to the place where the ministry began. And see, I have told you — the angel delegates his testimony to the women, making them responsible messengers rather than passive recipients of news. The resurrection commission is always both proclamation received and proclamation transmitted.
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