Jesus Appears to the Disciples Several Times (TMF:306)

Monday, December 07, 2015
Peace to Live By: Jesus Appears to the Disciples Several Times (TMF:306) - Daniel Litton
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       I can just picture the stone being rolled away, and Jesus standing there. I think the women who believed in him, like Mary, had more faith than the men (see John 11:27). After all, they were the ones going to the tomb to care for Jesus’ body (see John Mark 16:1). The men were sitting at home reveling in their devastation. Mark notes that the disciples were mourning and weeping over what had happened (see Mark 16:10). But Mary told the disciples that Jesus had just appeared to her. But as John records, Jesus appeared to the disciples on several occasion thereafter (see John 20, 21). Thomas finally got to see him as well, and he believed (see John 20:28). As there was no kingdom being established, though, John records that some of them went back their old occupations before they followed Jesus (see John 21). That is, they went back to being fishermen. Apparently, since the kingdom hadn't been established yet, they didn't know what else to do. I don't think that it was that they thought the kingdom wouldn't be established, but that they just didn't know when it would be. But while they were working one day, Jesus appears to them on the shore, and he helped them to catch some fish. And he carries on a conversation with Peter.