“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.” Early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. Easter begins in the night. The sun has not risen yet, and Mary Magdalene has come to the tomb. Jesus has risen in the dark, and Mary Magdalene and the disciples are now discovering that something is amiss, but the sun has not risen yet.