The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 24:36-49
Luke 24:36-49Jesus Himself stood in the midst of themThe first appearance of the risen Lord to the elevenI.THE CERTAINTY OF OUR LORD’S RESURRECTION. No fact in history is better attested. 1. Observe, that when this person appeared in the room, the first token that it was Jesus was His speech: they were to have the evidence of hearing: He used the same speech. No sooner did He appear than He spoke. His first accents must have called to their minds those cheering notes with which He had closed... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 24:1-53
Luke 24:21 . To-day is the third day. Christ was to rise the third day, according to the scriptures, as he had intimated to the disciples. Matthew 20:19. See also Genesis 22:4; Genesis 42:18. Joshua 2:16. Exodus 19:16. Jonah 1:17. Luke 24:25 . Oh fools, Ω ανοητοι , oh thoughtless men, unwise, unskilled in the scriptures. Luke 24:44 . All things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. The fulfilment of prophecy... read more