Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 11 (TMF:1051)

Monday, January 28, 2019
Peace to Live By: Mark's Account of the Resurrection, Part 11 (TMF:1051) - Daniel Litton
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       Verse 14: “Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen” (Mark 16:14, ESV). Now, in this verse, Mark gives us the brief overview of what happened when Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples. Just like the disciples had thought when they saw Jesus walking on the water, again, when he appeared to them, Luke tells us they thought they had seen a ghost. It is interesting how the disciples, at least for a second time, supposed Jesus to be a ghost. One would have thought that by this point in time they would have been used to seeing the supernatural. But let’s not raise ourselves on a pedestal. We have often acted the same way. God has shown us miracle after miracle before, and we still had have trouble believing him. Nevertheless, Jesus wasn’t pleased with their unbelief in this matter. Again, Luke tells us the following: “And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet” (Luke 24:38-40, ESV).