Matthew 28:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 28:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 28:2 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 28:2 — KJV
“And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. was: or, had been”
— Matthew 28:2 (KJV)
Matthew 28:2 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 28:2
“And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 28:2: great, lord, heaven
“And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 28:2: lord, descended, came
“And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. Gideon: Gr. Gedeon to hide...: Heb. to cause it to flee”
Shares key themes with Matthew 28:2: angel, lord, came
“For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 28:2: angel, lord, heaven
“And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 28:2: great, lord, came
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