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Luke 23, 24 QUESTIONS ABOUT LUKE 19.28—23.56 1. Why did Jesus cry when he approached Jerusalem? (19.41-44) Compare this passage with 21.5, 6, 20-24. What does Jesus say is going to happen? 2. Jesus tells about things that will happen when he comes again (21.25-38). What warning does he give? How does this warning affect the way you live your life? 3. How did Jesus settle the argument among the disciples who were discussing which one of them was the greatest? (22.24-30) Think of situations today where people want to be “Number One.” What can be learned from Jesus’ teachings about power and service? (See also 9.46-48.) 4. Jesus asked God to forgive his enemies while he was on the cross. (23.34,35) Why is it difficult to forgive those who hurt or make fun of us? Complete this sentence: “Someone I need to forgive or to ask for forgiveness of is . . . .” 102 103 Jesus Rises from Death Jesus Rises from Death and Appears to the Disciples The women discover that Jesus has risen from the dead and tell the apostles. Later, two male disciples meet Jesus on the road. After sharing a meal with him they realize that he is Jesus raised from death and go to share this good news with the others. Jesus Is Alive 24 Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices that they had prepared. 2 When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance, 3 they went in. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus, 4 and they did not know what to think. Suddenly two men in shining white clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were afraid and bowed to the ground. But the men said, “Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? 6 Jesus isn’t here! He has been raised from death. Remember that while he was still in Galilee, he told you, 7 ‘The Son of Man will be handed over to sinners who will nail him to a cross. But three days later he will rise to life.’ ” 8 Then they remembered what Jesus had said. 9-10 Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and some other women were the ones who had gone to the tomb. When they returned, they told the eleven apostles and the others what had happened. 11 The apostles thought it was all nonsense, and they would not believe. 12 But Peter ran to the tomb. And when he stooped down and looked in, he saw only the burial clothes. Then he returned, wondering what had happened. Jesus Appears to Two Disciples 13 That same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 As they were talking and thinking about what had happened, 15 Jesus came near and started walking along beside them. 16 But they did not know who he was.
Luke 24 RESURRECTION When people in ancient Israel died and were buried, it was believed that their souls went down and stayed in the dark underworld called “Sheol” or “Hades.” Later, when the people of Judah were in exile in Babylon about 600 years before Jesus was born, some prophets announced the idea of someone coming back to life after being dead. This was an important belief that helped God’s people look forward to the future with hope (Isa 26.19; Ezek 37). The prophet Daniel declared that the people of God will be raised from the dead. The wicked will be punished, but those who have obeyed God will awaken to everlasting life (Dan 12.2,3). Other cultures in the ancient world had similar, but not identical, ideas about what happens to people after they die. Many Greeks, for instance, believed in the immortality of the soul, meaning that the soul would continue to exist even after the body died. But resurrection as it is often described in the New Testament is different because a person’s whole being, including the body, is raised to life. The disciples who saw Jesus after he had risen from death believed that God had accepted Jesus’ death as a sacrifice for human sins. Mark reports that the disciples are told they would see Jesus (Mark 16.8), but the other Gospels report that the disciples actually did see him (Matt 28; Luke 24; John 20,21). Paul describes how he met Christ risen from the dead, just as Peter and many others had (1 Cor 15.3-8). Adam’s disobedience was the model for all human beings until Christ came. Now all God’s people can be sure of life beyond the grave, since Christ continued to obey God even when it led to his being put to death (Phil 2.8). So, he was raised from death (Phil 2.10) and became the first of a whole new family of God (1 Cor 15.20-24) who would be raised from death. Even though Jesus had told his followers that God would raise him from the dead, they did not believe him until he met them as the risen Christ and Lord. They were given his promise that they would always live with him (John 14.19,20) and that they would be accepted by God (Eph 2.5,6). The new family of God (Col 1.18) has confidence that sin and death will be completely overcome and that even now they are being changed by God and given new life (2 Cor 3.18; Phil 3.21). The climax will come when Christ comes back again as the one who defeats death and the powers of evil (1 Cor 15.23,24; 1 Thes 4.14). Christ’s people will join with him in ruling over a brand new creation (Rev 20.4). 104 105 Jesus Rises from Death 17 Jesus asked them, “What were you talking about as you walked along?” The two of them stood there looking sad and gloomy. 18 Then the one named Cleopas asked Jesus, “Are you the only person from Jerusalem who didn’t know what was happening there these last few days?” 19 “What do you mean?” Jesus asked. They answered: Those things that happened to Jesus from Nazareth. By what he did and said he showed that he was a powerful prophet, who pleased God and all the people. 20 Then the chief priests and our leaders had him arrested and sentenced to die on a cross. 21 We had hoped that he would be the one to set Israel free! But it has already been three days since all this happened. 22 Some women in our group surprised us. They had gone to the tomb early in the morning, 23 but did not find the body of Jesus. They came back, saying that they had seen a vision of angels who told them that he is alive. 24 Some men from our group went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said. But they didn’t see Jesus either. 25 Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can’t you understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said? 26 Didn’t you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his glory?” 27 Jesus then explained everything written about himself in the Scriptures, beginning with the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. 28 When the two of them came near the village where they were going, Jesus seemed to be going farther. 29 They begged him, “Stay with us! It’s already late, and the sun is going down.” So Jesus went into the house to stay with them. 30 After Jesus sat down to eat, he took some bread. He blessed it and broke it. Then he gave it to them. 31 At once they knew who he was, but he disappeared. 32 They said to each other, “When he talked with us along the road and explained the Scriptures to us, didn’t it warm our hearts?” 33 So they got right up and returned to Jerusalem. The two disciples found the eleven apostles and the others gathered together. 34 And they learned from the group that the
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