So here was this huge stone to separate the living from the dead. What was inside the tomb was dead, and the stone was to insure that the dead body remained inside. Life is on the outside of the tomb. Death is on the inside. The stone separates them.
Many people today live their lives as if they are already in a burial cave a tomb.
Their lives are sad, depressed, fearful and discouraged. There is no joy, no life left in them. They are dead people walking. They know that life is outside the tomb they have made for themselves, but they can t get out of the tomb. Some stone is blocking them in, keeping them away from abundant life.