Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.
John 20:6-7

John MacArthur pointed out evidence why no one—not grave robbers, and certainly not the disciples—raided the tomb and stole Christ’s body. When Jesus rose from the dead, His grave clothes were left in the tomb and the handkerchief that had been around His head was neatly folded. Anyone trying to steal His body, especially in light of the fact that the tomb was “sealed” and “guarded” would not have taken the care to lay the grave clothes aside and fold the handkerchief. They would have been under pressure to snatch the body and get out of there as quickly as possible.

Not to mention the difficulty of overpowering the guards and moving the stone!

What happened is that God raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus laid the grave clothes and handkerchief aside and simply walked out. Clearly, Jesus’ resurrection was a unique miracle of God.

An anecdotal footnote is what the Bible says about Lazarus’ grave clothes when Jesus raised him from the dead. Jesus called to Lazarus to “come out” [of the grave]. Lazarus did, but he was still wearing the grave clothes, which is why Jesus commanded that the grave clothes be removed. Clearly, Jesus’ resurrection is unique, as is Jesus Christ Himself.

Errol