THE TOMB IS EMPTY!   HE IS RISEN!
 
“…Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified.  He has risen; He is not here…”  
Mark 16:6
 
“…Why do you seek the living One among the dead?  He is not here, but He is risen…”  
Luke 24:5-6
 
“He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said…”  Matthew 28:6
 
“…He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He said to you.”  
Mark 16:7
 
He told His disciples beforehand where He would see them after He had risen,
“But after I have been raise, I will go before you to Galilee.”  Matthew 26:32
 
“To these He also presented Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the Kingdom of God.“  
Acts 1:3
 
Not only was He seen by His disciples after His resurrection on many occasions, but by others as well.  Read the following Scriptures in context to see the circumstances in which they saw Him:
 
To Mary Magdalene,  Mark 16:9
To two disciples on the road to Emmaus,  Luke 24:15
To the other women,  Luke 24:1
To the ten disciples (Thomas wasn’t present),  John 20:19 & 24
To the eleven disciples,  John 20:26
To the eleven disciples and those who were with them,  Luke 24:36
At the Sea of Galilee,  john 21:1
To the five hundred brethren,  1 Corinthians 15:6
To James,  1 Corinthians 15:7
To the disciples/apostles at the time of His ascension,  Luke 24:50-51
To Paul at his conversion,  Acts 9:5 and 1 Corinthians 15:8
 
In Acts 1:8, Luke tells us of Jesus’ last words to His Apostles,
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
 
The apostle Peter explains Pentecost to the men of Judea and Jerusalem and gives his first sermon as recorded  in Acts 2:14-37 (Read the whole chapter).  I will pick out only a few verses:
 
“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God preformed through Him in your sight, just as you yourselves know--this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to the cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.  And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.”  Vs. 22-24
 
“This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.  Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.”  Vs. 32-33
 
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified.” 
Vs. 36
 
“Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brethren, what shall we do?’  And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let each of you be baptized  in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself.’”  
Vs. 37-39
 
HE IS RISEN!   HE IS LORD!
 
And we sing:
“He is Lord, He is Lord
His is risen from the dead and He is Lord!
Every know shall bow, every tongue confess,
That Jesus Christ is Lord!”
 
Amen