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He Is Not Here!
The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead is a historical fact, about a historical person, who died an actual historical death, and rose from the dead in a real historical and physical form, though a glorified body.
The resurrection is absolutely critical to Christianity.
It means that God was satisfied with the sacrifice for sin that Jesus Christ offered.
It means that He conquered death, not only for Himself, but for all who believed on Him.
The evidence of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ permeates the entirety of Scripture.
The OT writers presented the resurrection in a number of way.
Our Lord Jesus Himself spoke many times of His resurrection to His apostles.
But in spite of what Scripture said, in spite of what our Lord said many time — specifically that He would die and would rise again on the third day — in spite of all this, incredibly — the first skeptics were His followers!
We’re in the 20th chapter of John — .
“In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews.”
Isn’t that incredible?
That first day of the week — Resurrection Sunday — the first Easter, everything has happened just as He said — He was handed over to the Jews, He was beaten, crucified, died, and buried — and He rose from the dead!
The women have testified that He is risen.
Two disciples testified that He appeared to them on the road to Emmaus.
Peter has been to the tomb and He is gone.
And yet — Look at this!
Where are the disciples?
They locked themselves behind closed doors — afraid, frightened, and terrified.
The very last thing they expected was a resurrection.
They don’t believe in a resurrection.
They don’t believe the testimony of eyewitness whom they knew and were credible.
How did they reach the point that they preached the resurrection all the way to their death?
How did they get to the point that they preached Christ risen against the immense hatred and opposition, eventually to the point of giving their lives as martyrs?
I want you to think about this:
What other reason explains the massive transformation that turned these disciples from tightened, coward, disappointed disciples into bold, relentless, fearless preachers of Jesus Christ?
If it wasn’t a resurrection, then what greater event completely transformed them?
Let’s read the text.
What had happened?
He is risen!
— Just like He said.
What had happened already that morning is recorded in .
Let’s turn there before we get into our text.
Luke 24.
The women arrive at the tomb to find the stone rolled away and the tomb empty.
Let’s pick it up in verse 4.
Then they returned from the tomb and reported all of this to the Eleven.
Now look at verse 11.
Peter, always spontaneous —
Luke 24:
Even though Peter had seen the empty tomb for himself, we’re not really sure he actually believed in a resurrection.
So, the women had gone to the grave and the tomb was empty.
The grave clothes were lying there.
The two angels told the women He had risen.
This is testimony from heaven.
This is God’s word on what happened.
The women believe it, but the Eleven are skeptical.
The Lord appeared personally to Mary Magdalene.
And now in , we pick up the story in verse 13 where two disciples, not apostles, but two followers of Jesus were on their way seven miles to the town of Emmaus.
They’re disputing with one another concerning all that had happened concerning the crucifixion and resurrection — and Jesus Himself approached them.
Now this is the risen Christ.
And He asks them what their disputing over.
And one of them, Cleopas answered Him —
Luke 24:
And Jesus’ response is just incredible, prompting Cleopas to admission of what he thought of Christ.
And here Christ gives them the Word of God and interprets it to them — which reveals who He is — the Messiah.
Though at first sad, disappointed, and despondent — Look at verse 32.
This is the response of believers.
So, Christ has now disappeared from their sight and they get up head back to Jerusalem.
When they arrive, they find the Eleven holed up and as they’re reporting that Jesus is alive — Scripture says — “He Himself stood among them.”
Then He speaks to them, shows them His hands and feet, and asks for food to eat — And He Eats it!
Now all of this indicates a real, bodily resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.
The testimony of God to the women through two angels, the testimony then of the women to the Eleven, Peter still is astonished, the testimony of the two disciples, and now there is Jesus standing before them.
Now let’s pick it up in our text in — at verse 19.
They were afraid that they also could be arrested and led to the same fate that had befallen the Lord.
They were together with the doors locked.
The Greek word actually is barred or locked.
They are holed up behind locked doors because their master had been arrested and killed and they feared the same thing.
Then the text says simply: “Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace to you!’”
How did that happen?
How did he appear in a room that was locked?
He rearranged the molecules in His resurrected body to go right through the wall.
Skeptics suggest He met a janitor who had a secret key and let Him in.
That’s not true.
Someone suggested He found an open window.
No. Others say He was in the room before they got there and locked the door.
All ridiculous.
The Scripture says, He appeared.
Notice now what He says to them — “Peace to you!”
This is exactly what they need.
Now you notice it’s not the same thing He said to the two disciples.
Luke 24:25
But He doesn’t say that here.
The Lord knows exactly what is needed.
They needed affirmation of His resurrection.
They were traumatized and needed the reality of the resurrection.
They needed His pronouncement of Peace!
And then He shows them His hands and His side.
And their response to Christ was joy.
The rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
We often talk about what someone says before they die and how important this is.
Usually, people don’t trivialize the moment of death.
What people say in their last breath is something that’s dominating their thoughts and hearts.
We’ve been studying the Upper Room discourse on Sunday nights and what the Lord wanted to teach His disciples that last time together, that last night.
But think about this:
What is the first thing Jesus wants to tell His disciples after His resurrection?
How important is this moment?
It’s a clear and simple message.
It occupies just 3 verses and it is profound.
John 20:21
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