The Resurrected Jesus Appears to Many

 LUKE 24:13-49; JOHN 20:19-29

* JESUS APPEARS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS

* HE REPEATEDLY OPENS UP THE SCRIPTURES TO HIS DISCIPLES

*  THOMAS CEASES TO DOUBT

On Sunday, Nisan 16, the disciples are in low spirits.  They do not grasp the meaning of the empty tomb.  (Matthew 28:9, 10; Luke 24:11)  Later in the day, Cleopas and another disciple leave Jerusalem for Emmaus, which is about seven miles ( 11 km) away.

As they walk, they discuss what has occurred.  Then a stranger joins them.  He asks:  "What are these matters that you are debating between yourselves as you walk along?" Cleopas replies:  "Are you a stranger dwelling alone in Jerusalem and do not know the things that have occurred there during these days?"  The stranger asks:  "What things?" - LUKE 24:17-19. 

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