Following his sentence of death by crucifixion, Jesus is taken to the hill of Golgotha where he is nailed to a cross and condemned to a slow and painful death. After his death, his body is placed in a tomb previously reserved for Joseph of Arimathea. Mindful of his prediction that he would rise again after three days, the high priests seal the tomb and place a guard in front of it. This precautionary act assured them that the disciples could not remove the body and claim that Jesus had risen from the dead. On the third day following his death, Mary Magdalene and a group of women come to the tomb to anoint the body only to find that the stone sealing the tomb has been rolled away, and that the body of Jesus is missing. An angel of the Lord appears before them, announcing that Jesus has risen. Rushing back to the disciples to share the news of Jesus’ resurrection, the women, at first, are not believed. Only when Jesus himself appears before the disciples are they finally convinced of the miracle of his resurrection. The resurrection marks the final chapter in the life of Jesus Christ on earth. Son of God, the Messiah, born of a carpenter and his wife in a manger. His short life ended on the hill of Golgotha; where he later rose from the dead and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. Surely, the story of Jesus is the greatest story ever told.