In accordance with the orders, the Nazarene's grave was strictly guarded.

A heavy stone had been placed in the opening of the niche in the rocks within which the body was laid, and, at the Governor's bidding, the captain had sealed it at every end and corner.

Two fully-armed soldiers were stationed at the entrance with instructions to keep off every suspicious person from the grave.

And then, on the third day after the entombment, an incredible rumour ran through Jerusalem.

_The Nazarene had risen_! On the morning of that day, so it was said, two women went to the grave, the mother of the dead man, and Magdalen, His devoted follower.
They were surprised to find that the guards were not there, and then they saw that the stone had been rolled away.