All four Gospels of the New Testament indicate that the Resurrection of the Lord took place on the first day of the week and that Mary of Magdala was one of the first persons to find the tomb empty. Matthew’s Gospel is the only one that adds some additional details to the story. Matthew’s Gospel states:

Mary Magdalene came with the other May to inspect the tomb. Suddenly there was a mighty earthquake, as the angel of the Lord descended from heaven. He came to the stone, rolled it back and sat on it. In appearance he resembled a flash of lightning while his garments were as dazzling as snow.

In the other three accounts, Mary comes to the tomb, whether with companions or not, to find it empty. Why the difference in these accounts? One would think that there would be identical records of the event.

The reality of the matter is that no one actually saw the resurrection (one of the reasons why the traditional Byzantine icon of Easter does not depict Christ coming out of the tomb). This apparent inconsistency in the Gospels was of no concern to the early Christians since the Gospels also record that many people actually experienced Jesus after the Resurrection. What the Gospels truly present are accounts of people actually experiencing Jesus as alive after His   burial.

Another aside, I think, is interesting. The original version of the Creed, the one that we use, does not include the word, died, that the Western Church inserted. We declared that Christ was crucified, suffered and was buried, thus eliminating reference to death even in the Creed.

The Resurrection of Christ is a matter of belief. We have the eye-witness accounts of people who saw Jesus after His Resurrection. Although there are differences in the accounts, there are no reasons not to believe in this truth!