Why The Living Tomb?

“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” – Matthew 28:6

At first glance, The Living Tomb sounds off. It feels like a contradiction — and that’s exactly why it stuck with me.

When I was trying to name this project (which, to be honest, I’m still not totally sure what it’s going to become), I knew one thing: it had to be centered around Christ. My first thought was The Empty Tomb. That was taken. But it got me thinking.

A tomb is supposed to be a place for the dead. But this tomb — the one in Matthew 28 — couldn’t hold death. It was meant to be a final resting place, but instead, it became a doorway to life. The opposite of what a tomb is meant to be.

And that’s where the name came from: The Living Tomb.

It sounds wrong — but it’s exactly right. Because this tomb wasn’t marked by death, but by resurrection. And in Christ, we experience that same reality.

As Christians, we’re called to see ourselves the same way Christ walked out of that tomb — dead to sin, but alive to God.

“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6:11)

When we repent and put our faith in Jesus, something profound happens. As Paul writes:

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:3)

That’s not just a poetic idea — it’s a new identity.

We’ve been buried with Him, and raised with Him. That’s why Paul urges us:

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:1–2)

This theme of dying and rising — of shedding the old to be made new — is found all throughout Scripture. It’s not just metaphor. It’s the foundation of what it means to follow Jesus.

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” (Romans 6:4)

It’s echoed again in 2 Corinthians 5:17:

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

That’s the heart of The Living Tomb — a place where death gives way to life. A place where we lay down the old self and rise in the power of Christ. Baptism is our outward symbol of that inward truth: we’ve been buried, but not to stay buried — we’ve been raised to walk in newness of life.

The Living Tomb isn’t just a name. It’s a reminder — that what looked like the end was really the beginning. That the tomb wasn’t sealed — it was opened. And through Christ, we don’t just escape death… we are completely reborn.

This project isn’t about being polished or perfect. It’s about pointing to the truth that changed everything:

He is not here, for He has risen.

And if we’re in Him — we’ve risen too.

So welcome to The Living Tomb — where death meets resurrection, and the grave gives way to glory.