At the beginning of the passage, the women are looking for the “Dead Among the Dead.” But by meditating on this passage, by the end, we as the Church of this risen Jesus Christ are encouraged and taught to look for the “Living Among the Living."
vss 1-3: Dead Among the Dead
vss 4-7: Living Among the Dead
vss 8-11: New Among the Old
vs 12: Old Becomes New
Exhortation: Living Among the Living