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Robby Gallaty - Adam Shows Up at Jesus’ Tomb (Most People Miss This) April 13, 2026 Chapter 1: The "Gardener" Mystery: Unlocking the Resurrection The morning Jesus rose from the dead, Mary Magdalene looked him right in the face and thought he was the gardener. Most people read that and move on. Don't do that. Because the one word gardener is the key to unlocking the entire resurrection account. And nobody talks about it. But here's what makes this personal. At some point in your life, maybe right now, you felt like you've been hiding from God or maybe hiding from the people you love. Maybe even hiding from yourself. That feeling is older than you think. It goes all the way back to the first pages of the Bible. Chapter 2: The First Garden: Adam's Real Job in Eden Before we get into why Mary mistook Jesus for a gardener at the tomb, we have to go all the way back to the first garden in the Bible. Genesis chapter 2 say this. "The Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east. And there he placed the man he had formed. The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. See, what God's doing is God creates a garden and he places man in the middle of it and he gives him a job. Now, most people skip over this, but what was Adam's job in the garden? Well, he was a gardener. Genesis 2:15 tells us that God placed Adam in the garden to work it and to keep it. Chapter 3: The Serpent's Question: Why We Choose Our Own Way The serpent then shows up and his first question to Adam and Eve is the same question, and he whispers into your ear and my ear today, did God really say? You see, if Satan can get us to question God's word, then we'll serve ourselves instead of God. And that's exactly what happened. Adam and Eve didn't want to be with God. They wanted to be God. They didn't want to live by the word of God. They wanted to have the last word in everything. And the ripple effects of that are the devolution of humanity after that. Cain kills Abel. Noah's generation rejects God. The people ascending the Tower of Babel follow suit. When you get to the book of Judges, you know what it says. Everyone did what was right in their own eyes. You see, the reason you and I should listen to God's word over our own ideas, beliefs, or feelings is because God made us. And therefore, he knows what's best for you and for me. Chapter 4: The Setup: Man, Woman, and a Garden So, here's the setup. Don't miss this. A man, Adam, fails in a garden. A woman named Eve is deceived. The curse enters the world. Hold all of those elements together. A man, a woman in a garden because that scene is about to replay in a very different way. Chapter 5: The Scene Replayed: A Sunday Morning Outside Jerusalem Those three elements at the scene of the first crime are going to show up thousands of years in the future on a Sunday morning outside of Jerusalem. Same three elements, completely different outcome. Let's go to John 20:14-16. "Woman, Jesus said to her, "Why are you crying? Who is it that you're seeking?" Supposing Jesus was the gardener. She replied, "Sir, if you've carried away Jesus, tell me where you've put him and I will take him away." Jesus says, "Mary." And it's at that moment she recognizes who he is. And she says, "Rabbi," which means teacher, "Can you figure out what's going on here?" Mary turns around and sees Jesus standing there. But she doesn't know it's him. He asks her, "What are you looking for? Who are you looking for?" And she thinks he's the gardener. Has that ever puzzled anyone? a gardener. Really? Chapter 6: The Second Adam: Why Jesus is the Master Gardener Well, let's go back to Genesis. What was Adam's first job in Eden? He was a gardener. Now, look at the scene again. We have a woman in a garden, the scene of the first crime. Only this time, it's not Adam and Eve. It's Jesus, the second Adam, and Mary. In the first garden, the man Adam failed the woman and brought the curse into the world. In this garden, the man Jesus finds the woman and breaks the curse. Jesus, in a sense, is the master gardener, removing all the weeds of sin and death from the soil of our hearts. Mary's mistake actually wasn't a mistake at all. It was the Bible telling you and me exactly who Jesus is. He's the one who came to redo what Adam got wrong. Chapter 7: Reversing the Curse: Overcoming Every Temptation But here's the thing. Only someone who overcame every temptation that Adam failed at could actually reverse the curse. And that is what Jesus came to do. The only one who could repair the curse of the fall is the one who overcame temptation. Jesus did what Adam never could. He died in our place for our sin. Every one of us today because of that has to make a choice. And the choice is are you going to choose life or death? God's word or the world, the Savior or the serpent? God has set before us today life and prosperity or death and adversity. Which will you choose? Thorns by Petra
Such a cruel deception – false security Nothing I can't handle – thinking I was free Promises of fortune, dreams of earthly gain Never satisfying – driving me insane In my mind consumption, filled with earthy cares No room to consider - heavenly affairs Over time, seduction – nothing I can see Coming to my senses, I'm no longer free Suddenly I'm surrounded By the lies that have confounded Thorns – Got to break away Thorns – Over my head Thorns – Choking the life away Thorns – Just like He said Where I seek my treasure, there my heart will be Will it last a lifetime, or eternity? Chasing empty visions, blinded by desire Thirsting for the pleasure found in something higher Got to begin to break free From the chains that bind me Thorns – Got to break away Thorns – Over my head Thorns – Choking the life away Thorns – Just like He said In the garden of my heart, I find the weeds have grown Tangled up in false desire, I can't do this alone With His strength, I'll rise again, leaving thorns behind Walking in His freedom, peace within my mind Thorns – Got to break away Thorns – Over my head Thorns – Choking the life away Thorns – Just like He said Mark 4:7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
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