Matthew 28:8-10
Intro Questions
Jesus Sends the
Women to Tell the Disciples
Matthew 28:8–10
8So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples the news. 9Just then Jesus met them and said, “Rejoice!” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. 10Then Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see Me there.”[1]
[1]
Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (p. 247).
Holman Bible Publishers.
The women ran from the tomb, badly frightened, but also filled with joy, and rushed to find the disciples to give them the angel's message. And as they were running, suddenly Jesus was there in front of them!
"Good morning!" he said. And they fell to the ground before him, holding his feet and worshiping him.
Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be frightened! Go tell my brothers to leave at once for Galilee, to meet me there."
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He Won't Give Up
Jesus told the women to pass a message on to the disciples—that he would meet them in Galilee, as he had previously told them (Mark 14:28). But the disciples, afraid of the religious leaders, stayed hidden behind locked doors in Jerusalem (John 20:19). The disciples had already run away from Jesus at the time of his greatest need; one of them had betrayed Jesus to his death and another had denied ever knowing him. Imagine the sorry group they must have been as they sat hidden and locked away. But Jesus did not give up on them. He met them first right in their secret room in Jerusalem (Luke 24:36) and then later in Galilee (John 21). Jesus gives second chances—and more! No matter how bad your sin, he is ready to forgive. He has great work for you to do!
By "my brothers," Jesus meant his disciples. This showed that he had forgiven them, even after they had deserted him. Their relationship would now be even stronger than before.
Jesus’
Appearances After His Resurrection
After His resurrection, Jesus made
several appearances to His 11 disciples as well as to other followers.
According to the Book of Acts, these appearances occurred across a period of 40
days before His ascension to the Father (see Acts 1:3).
Through these appearances Jesus gave His
followers “convincing proofs” (Acts 1:3) that He was alive. Here’s a list of
Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances recorded by the Gospel writers:
• To Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb in
Jerusalem (Mark 16:9; John 20:11–18).
• To other women at the empty tomb (Matt.
28:1–10).
• To two followers on their way to Emmaus
(Mark 16:12–13; Luke 24:13–32).
• To Peter, apparently in Jerusalem (Luke
24:33–35).
• To ten of His disciples in Jerusalem, Thomas
absent (Luke 24:36–43; John 20:19–25).
• To the eleven disciples in Jerusalem, Thomas
present (John 20:26–29).
• To His disciples at Lake Galilee (John
21:1–14).
• To His disciples at His ascension near
Jerusalem (Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:44–53).
The apostle Paul also mentioned three appearances of Jesus not recorded by the Gospel writers. These appearances were to five hundred believers, to James and all the apostles, and to Paul himself (1 Cor. 15:6–8). The Book of Acts also mentions the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus (Acts 1:3).[1]
[1]
Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (p. 247).
Holman Bible Publishers.
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