and the other women, yet they did not believe. Disappointment naturally followed. Verse 21 spells out the cause of their gloom: “We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel.” All of their dreams for the future had been crucified with Jesus. They probably had heard from the Eleven that Jesus stated, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through Me.” They believed He was the Messiah, the fulfillment of all of the Old Testament prophecies. Yet now
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