He Is Risen!
Luke 24:
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood in front of them in shining garment. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their to the earth, they said to them, " Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.' " And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tombs; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by the themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself as what had happened.
Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know know Him. And He said to them, "What kind of conversation is this that you have said with one another as you walk and are sad?" Then the one who's name was Cleopas answered and said, " Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all things that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would've gone farther. But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them. Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, "The Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon!" And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to the them in the breaking of bread. Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, "Have you and food here?" So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence. The He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their understanding, that they may comprehend the Scriptures. The He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance should be preached in His name to all nations. beginning in Jerusalem. And that you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city until you are endued with power from on high."
And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.
That fills me with awe every time I hear the story. :) I will say though, there's one verse in this chapter, that hit me right in the heart, and I'm not saying that to be dramatic. I'm actually pretty close to tears as I'm typing this. I'll tell you my testimony. I've known that God and Jesus were real since I was little. I always believed it. Anything that said other wise, I thought it was pretty stupid. But, when I turned fourteen, I started to doubt my belief in God. Was God real? Did He really love such a sinful person like me? I was sitting in my room one day, having a really rough time, when I prayed to God, and gave Him a bargain. I asked Him, to please let me flip to something in my Bible that would show me that He really loved me, and cared about me. I flipped my Bible open and read the first thing that my eyes landed on. Psalm 37. I read the first verse. Nothing. I actually spoke out loud when I told God this. "I guess that's it then." I'm so ashamed of my words now. But I kept reading. I started to cry as I kept going. Now that I look back at those verses, I'm not really sure what I saw in them that made me turn back to Him, but they just did. After that, I have still had my doubts. I've talked with our Pastor several times, and he gave me some verses to look up. But, the verse in the chapter that I just wrote out, really hit me hard. It was verse 38. 'And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your heart?" ' Man.... that hurt. Anyway. That's my testimony, and that is the story of Jesus Resurrection. I hope you guys enjoyed it and learned something new. :)
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood in front of them in shining garment. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their to the earth, they said to them, " Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.' " And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tombs; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by the themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself as what had happened.
Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know know Him. And He said to them, "What kind of conversation is this that you have said with one another as you walk and are sad?" Then the one who's name was Cleopas answered and said, " Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all things that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would've gone farther. But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them. Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, "The Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon!" And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to the them in the breaking of bread. Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, "Have you and food here?" So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence. The He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their understanding, that they may comprehend the Scriptures. The He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance should be preached in His name to all nations. beginning in Jerusalem. And that you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city until you are endued with power from on high."
And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.
That fills me with awe every time I hear the story. :) I will say though, there's one verse in this chapter, that hit me right in the heart, and I'm not saying that to be dramatic. I'm actually pretty close to tears as I'm typing this. I'll tell you my testimony. I've known that God and Jesus were real since I was little. I always believed it. Anything that said other wise, I thought it was pretty stupid. But, when I turned fourteen, I started to doubt my belief in God. Was God real? Did He really love such a sinful person like me? I was sitting in my room one day, having a really rough time, when I prayed to God, and gave Him a bargain. I asked Him, to please let me flip to something in my Bible that would show me that He really loved me, and cared about me. I flipped my Bible open and read the first thing that my eyes landed on. Psalm 37. I read the first verse. Nothing. I actually spoke out loud when I told God this. "I guess that's it then." I'm so ashamed of my words now. But I kept reading. I started to cry as I kept going. Now that I look back at those verses, I'm not really sure what I saw in them that made me turn back to Him, but they just did. After that, I have still had my doubts. I've talked with our Pastor several times, and he gave me some verses to look up. But, the verse in the chapter that I just wrote out, really hit me hard. It was verse 38. 'And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your heart?" ' Man.... that hurt. Anyway. That's my testimony, and that is the story of Jesus Resurrection. I hope you guys enjoyed it and learned something new. :)
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