The Bible New Testament PDF
The Bible New Testament PDF
The Bible New Testament PDF
❖We could infer from Luke 24:16 that God prevented the two disciples on the road to Emmaus from
recognizing Jesus at first. But Mark 16:12 suggests Jesus' appearance was somehow different after He rose
from the dead. These two disciples were not part of Jesus' inner circle, and they may not have been very
familiar with Jesus' face and voice.
❖A natural reluctance to believe anyone could rise from the dead (John 20:24-25) may have made it
difficult for the disciples to believe they were really seeing Jesus again.
WHY WASN'T JESUS IN THE TOMB "THREE DAYS
AND THREE NIGHTS" AS HAD BEEN
PROPHESIED?
❖We would think of "three days and three nights" (Matthew 12:40) as meaning
three whole 24-hour periods. But "day and night" was actually a figure of speech
from that time in history that could mean any part of a day (Esther
4:16, 5:1, 2 Chronicles 10:5, 10:12). Jesus was in the tomb on parts of three days -
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
LESSONS
❖ The death and resurrection of Jesus are the central events of the Christian faith.
❖ The miraculous resurrection gave assurance to Jesus' disciples, and to Christians of all
times, that Jesus really is the Son of God. It verified His prophesies (Matthew
16:21, Luke 18:31-33) and gave authority to His teachings.
❖ Jesus defeated the power of sin and death.
❖ If God could raise Jesus from the dead, then we, too, have reason to hope that we will be
raised to live eternally in God's presence.