Why was an extra guard placed and the tomb sealed in Matthew 27?
An extra guard was placed and the tomb was sealed so the disciples could not come in, steal the body, and then claim that He had been raised from the dead. It was everything humanly possible, but such efforts by simple men could not ultimately succeed.
Les explains that they set an extra guard and sealed the tomb because they did everything humanly possible so the disciples could not come in, steal the body, and then claim that He had been raised from the dead. He calls this the frustrations of simple men who think they can withstand a holy Animate. Les adds that people have not changed: world leaders tonight think they can tell God what to do back there in the Middle East, but it will never work.