Thomas Wolfe s massive novel, A Man In Full, is a captivating tale. He keeps you enthralled for over 700 pages, until the last chapter. Mark s Gospel reads like that. They kept adding endings, each more fantastic than the previous one. And perhaps that is how it ought to be.
Easter is always Unfinished.
The story of resurrection life is still to be continued. It is to be carried out in us. We write the last chapter, or better, the next chapter of the resurrection story. With all the various endings and the four Gospels, there are two common themes. He is not here, he has been raised.