Matthew 28:2 (LSB)

Passage

And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

Matthew 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Matthew 28:3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

Matthew 28:4 And the guards quaked from fear of him and became like dead men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "great", "earthquake", "angel", "lord", "descended", "heaven", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Now after the Sabbath as it began..." into verse 3's "And his appearance was like lightning and...", so "behold" and "great" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.