24:33-35
The two disciples then returned to Jerusalem. A wonderful thing had happened to them and they needed to tell the other disciples. Note that the desire and motivation to spread the good news does not come through training or technique, but through an encounter with the risen Lord. Verse 34 seems a little strange. It either implies that Simon was one of the two disciples on the road, or they are confirming that Peter had indeed seen the Lord when he claimed to have done so. The latter is the more likely, and they then relate what had happened to them on the road to Emmaus.
24:36
There is further evidence here that the risen Christ was not quite the same as before the cross. Here He just suddenly appears among them. “Peace be with you”. The common greeting in most of the New Testament letters is “grace and peace”. The disciples were wondering what on earth (or what in heaven) was happening. When God is involved, if we are committed to Him, then peace is His gift to us.
24:37
But while Jesus came to bring peace, the disciples were “startled and frightened”. Yet again we see that they quite simply were not a bunch of gullible fools. People do not rise from the dead! The resurrection was totally unexpected for them, and against every preconception and mindset that they had. The message of the resurrection was not a result of wishful thinking.
No comments:
Post a Comment