Matthew 28:2
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.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 27:51-53, an earthquake at Jesus' death opened tombs — now another earthquake rolls away the stone at his resurrection.
In Matthew 27:60, the stone is rolled to seal the tomb — the angel here rolls it away, contrasting closure with opening.
In Luke 24:2-5, the women find the stone rolled away and see two men in dazzling clothes, paralleling the angelic encounter at the tomb.
In Mark 16:3-5, the women find the stone rolled away and see a young man in white, paralleling the angel and stone removal here.
In Psalm 18:7, the earth shakes at God's anger — the same earthquake motif accompanying divine intervention, here at the resurrection.
Luke 24:4 describes two men in dazzling clothes at the empty tomb, paralleling Matthew's angel. Both accounts witness the resurrection morning.
Mark 16:4 shows the stone already rolled away when the women arrive, confirming the angelic action in Matthew. Both describe the empty tomb from different gospel accounts.
In Mark 15:46, the stone is rolled to seal the tomb — the same stone is rolled away by the angel, a direct contrast.
In Nahum 1:5, mountains quake at God's presence — the same earth-shaking response to divine activity as at the resurrection.
In Psalm 97:4, the earth sees and trembles at God's lightnings — another theophanic earthquake parallel to the resurrection earthquake.
In Psalm 77:18, the earth trembles at God's thunder — the same earthquake response to divine power seen at the resurrection.
In John 20:1, Mary sees the stone removed from the tomb, matching the result of the angel’s action here but without the earthquake or angel.
In John 20:12, Mary sees two angels in white at the tomb, expanding the angelic presence beyond the single angel in Matthew.
In John 20:13, the angels speak to Mary, adding dialogue to the angelic appearance at the tomb.
Acts 3:15 proclaims God raised Jesus from the dead, the event the angel's rolling of the stone heralds. Direct kerygmatic connection.
Acts 10:40 states God raised Jesus on the third day, the same resurrection event announced by the angel at the empty tomb.
In 2 Samuel 22:8, an earthquake accompanies God’s deliverance of David, paralleling the earthquake as a divine sign at the resurrection.
Romans 6:4 links baptism to Christ's resurrection, the event symbolized by the stone rolled away. Theological application of the empty tomb.