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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS M. M. NINAN (viii) To a company of more than 500, in Galilee. (1 Cor. 15:6) (ix) To James, the half-brother of the Lord. (1 Cor. 15:7) (x) To those who witnessed the ascension. (Luke 24.50,51; Acts 1.9) Go make disciples He will come again Post-Ascension Appearances (i) To Stephen: (Acts 7:56) (ii) To Paul Paul on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-6; cf. Acts 22:6-11; 26:13-18). Jesus appeared to Paul in Arabia (Acts 20:24; 26:17 ; Gal 1:12, 17), at the Temple (Acts 22:17-21; cf. Acts 9:26-30; Gal 1:18), in prison in Caesarea, when it is recorded that “the Lord stood by him,” and told him that he would bear witness in Rome (Acts 23:11). (iii) The final appearance of Christ was to the Apostle John in the Island of Patmos. (Rev 1:12- 20). . The post-ascension appearance continues to this day to the believers to confirm and encourage the believers in the building of the Kingdom. The ascension of Jesus was not the end of the presence of Jesus on the earth. Jesus with a resurrected transformed body became Jesus who lives on in all the dimensions - human, mind, spirit and divine. He still appeared to Paul and John. He continues to appear to every one who seeks him and confirms his presence through the same old methods of healing, signs and 164
FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS M. M. NINAN miracles. If you do not seek him, you cannot find him. But once you are confirmed as in the case of Thomas, your world will be turned upside down. You will be witnesses to the ends of the earth. Evidence of the Resurrection 1: The Empty Tomb of Jesus Empty Tomb must be explained. All the evidence that exists concerning the tomb after the resurrection of Christ indicates that it was empty. This was the testimony of the disciples Peter and John who carefully examined the tomb when they found the stone rolled away. The guard that was stationed at the tomb, according to Matthew’s account, also reported that the tomb was empty - "They stole the body while we were asleep." Who rolled the stone? Why was the tomb empty? What happened to the body? Then we have the problem of explaining the vast number of post resurrection appearance of Jesus to many people in many different occasions in many different locations. People have been trying to explain it off in different ways. The resurrection of Christ was a delusion, a hallucination, and otherwise is it possible that Jesus did not die on the cross. 2: The Eyewitnesses of women The strange thing about the witnesses was that the first report was from the women. Women were a class whose testimony was unacceptable in the Jewish court. Yet these were the people who reported the missing body and even the report "We have seen the Lord." 3: Jesus' Apostles' New-Found Courage The stranger fact is that the behavior of the disciples who were hiding for fear of the Jews. They hid themselves soon after the crucifixion. But within 50 days after the report Jesus being with them and seen openly, there they were in the open - in the midst of the city - proclaiming boldly the resurrection at the Pentecost. No other factor can explain this change. 4: Changed Life of James and Paul James the brother of Jesus was not a believer of his brother's mesiaship. He actually considered Jesus as a lunatic and along with his mother went to take him forcefully to take him to an asylum. 165
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