Jesus' recorded appearances:
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Mary Magdalene and
other women (John 20:11-16) “But Mary stood outside by the
tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the
tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and
the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they
said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them,
“Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they
have laid Him.” Now when she had said this, she turned around and
saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”
She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You
have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will
take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to
Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher". NKJV
Matthew
28:8-10 “So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great
joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell
His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they
came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to
them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee,
and there they will see Me.” NKJV
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Two disciples on
the road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-27 15 “So it was, while
they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went
with them.” 25” Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of
heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not
the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His
glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded
to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” NKJV
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Peter by himself
I Corinthians 15:5 “and that He was seen by Cephas, then by
the twelve.” NKJV
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The apostles
without Thomas John 20:19-20, 24 “Then, the same day at
evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut
where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came
and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When
He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the
disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 24 Now Thomas, called
the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.”
NKJV
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The apostles with
Thomas John 20:26-28 “And after eight days His disciples were
again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being
shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” NKJV
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Seven disciples by
the Sea of Tiberias John 21:1-2, 12 “After these things Jesus
showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in
this way He showed Himself: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin,
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of
His disciples were together. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat
breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?
“– knowing that it was the Lord.” NJKV
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Five hundred
brethren at once I Corinthians 15:6 “After that He was seen
by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part
remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.” NKJV
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James the Lord’s
brother I Corinthians 15:7 “After that He was seen by James,
then by all the apostles.” NKJV
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All the apostles
I Corinthians 15:7 (above)
The resurrection forever
changed the lives of the apostles. Their lives were totally
transformed. They suffered persecution and hardships. Many died
for the cause. I Corinthians 4:9-13 “For I think that God has
displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we
have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are
weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are
dishonored! To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we
are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working
with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we
endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth
of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.” NKJV
Jesus spoke to them about the
“Kingdom of God.” He probably told that anyone [Jew or Gentile]
could be a part of the Kingdom and that Jesus would always be with
them. Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and spoke to them,
saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and
lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” NKJV
Apparently, He did not reveal when it would be established.
Verses 4-5
The promise referred to the coming of the Holy Spirit which Jesus
had told them about on the night of His betrayal.
John 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My
name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance
all things that I said to you." NKJV
John 15:26-27 “But when
the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the
Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of
Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me
from the beginning.” NKLV
John 16:12-13 “I still have many
things to say to you, but you cannot hear them now. However, when
He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He
will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” NKJV
Jerusalem was prophesied as the
city where the Kingdom would begin.
Isaiah 2:1-4 “The word
that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Now
it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the
Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And
shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
Many people shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will
teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion
shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He
shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall
beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning
hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall
they learn war anymore.” NKLV
The baptism of the Holy Spirit
was promised to the apostles within a few days.
Luke 24:49
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the
city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
NKJV
Verses 6-7
Some things the apostles still
didn’t know about the kingdom, especially the timing. Old Testament
prophets spoke of the coming of the Lord’s kingdom.
Daniel 7:13-14
“I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son
of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of
Days, And they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given
dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and
languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting
dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which
shall not be destroyed.” NKJV [His ascension]
Mark 9:1
“And He said to them, Assuredly, I say to you that there are some
standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of
God present with power.” NJKV
Ephesians 1:20-23 “which He
worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at
His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality
and power and might and dominion, and every name that is also in
that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and
gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His
body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” NKJV
