{"id":66539,"date":"2024-02-13T21:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T03:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=66539"},"modified":"2024-02-13T21:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T03:30:11","slug":"appearance-before-ten-apostles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-gospel-accounts-a-chronological-harmony\/appearance-before-ten-apostles\/","title":{"rendered":"Appearance Before Ten Apostles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Appearance Before Ten Apostles<\/h1>\n

Reading Assignment:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Luke 24:36-43
\nJohn 20:19-25<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Did you understand what you read?<\/h3>\n
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  1. When did Jesus appear to the apostles?<\/li>\n
  2. What was strange about Jesus’ appearance?<\/li>\n
  3. What were the apostles’ reactions?<\/li>\n
  4. How did Jesus prove he was real?<\/li>\n
  5. Why did Jesus need to die?<\/li>\n
  6. What authority did Jesus give the apostles?<\/li>\n
  7. Who wasn’t present?<\/li>\n
  8. What did he think about the other apostles’ claim of seeing Jesus?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t

    Appearance Before Ten Apostles<\/h1>\n

    Jesus Appears Before Ten of the Apostles\u00a0(Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25)<\/h2>\n

    While the disciples discussed whether Jesus could have possibly appeared to them in Emmaus, Jesus suddenly appeared with them. It wasn’t just the sudden appearance that disturbed them; they were in a closed room, yet they didn’t see Jesus enter. They were terrified, assuming that Jesus was a ghost – something that had crossed their minds before (Mark 6:49). Jesus told them to be at peace, but peace was far from their minds.<\/p>\n

    Jesus scolds them for their troubled thoughts and doubts. He had told them repeatedly that he would die and be raised again, yet despite the mounting evidence, they refused to believe. He invites them to touch him and see that he is flesh and blood, not a ghost. It is likely that his hands, feet, and side still showed the scars from his crucifixion, which they could see for themselves (I John 1:1-4).<\/p>\n

    What is amazing is that they still could not bring themselves to believe that Jesus was actually alive and in their presence. Luke tells us that it was because of joy; that is, they were so overwhelmed with emotions that they could not think rationally. The news was too good to be true, so they doubted it. Thus, Jesus gave them further evidence by asking for food and eating broiled fish and honeycomb in front of them.<\/p>\n

    Finally convinced, Jesus explained that they would be sent on a mission, just as Jesus himself had been sent to earth by the Father. We call these men “apostles” because the word means “one sent” in Greek. This was what Jesus said he would do before his death (John 17:18). In a symbol of the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus breaths on them – the word “spirit” literally means breath or wind (Acts 2:2). It didn’t happen right then, Jesus had said he would send the Spirit after he returned to heaven (John 16:7).<\/p>\n

    Jesus again gives the apostles authority to bind what is right and wrong upon the world (Matthew 16:19; 18:18). This is not to say that they could decide on their own what was sinful and what was not, but rather they had the authority to declare Christ’s law and it would be binding on others. They would act as ambassadors of Christ and be his full representative to the world. Thus, the apostles became the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2:20). You can see them acting with full authority on many occasions (Acts 8:20-23; 13:9-11; I Corinthians 14:37). While preachers today have the authority to teach and uphold God’s revealed word, the apostles had the authority to reveal what God wanted to be taught.<\/p>\n

    One apostle, Thomas, was not there when Jesus came, which sets the scene for Jesus’ next appearance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Gospel Accounts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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