Luke 24:44-53

Whats the mission?

Luke 24:44-53

Luke 24:36

As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" (use)

When anyone tells me, that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself, whether it be more probable, that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened...

Hume, D., 1748. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
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Just a little reminder today. Dead people - don't come back to life.

Roberts, A., 2021. Tweet. Twitter.
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Christianity is not founded on the dreams of men's disordered minds, or the visions of their fevered eyes, but on one who in actual historical fact faced and fought and conquered death and rose again.

Barclay, W., 1964. The Gospel of Luke. The Daily Study Bible series. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: St. Andrews Press. pg.311
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The resurrection meant not just that a church was founded, it meant that the world was different: the church exists to articulate this difference, to show the world to itself.

McCabe, H., 1968. The Resurrection is not a religious event.
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Luke 24:44

Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." (use)

In short, Christ tacitly complains that his labor has been thrown away on the apostles, since his instruction has been forgotten.

Calvin, J., 1555. Commentary.
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Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. (use)

Psalm 16:10

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. (use)

Jesus did not arrive haphazardly. He didn't come arbitrarily. He didn't come a moment too late, and he didn’t come a moment too soon. He came 'when the time had fully come.'

Begg, A., 1999. Why God Sent His Son.
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Micah 5:2

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. (use)

Matthew 2:5

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:" (use)

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, (use)

...though they had been from their infancy brought up to the reading of the Scriptures, and had had the advantage of Christ's ministry for some years; which shows the necessity of the special illumination of the Spirit, and the influence of his grace to remove the darkness of the mind, and give the true sense of the sacred writings.

Gills, J., 1748. Exposition of the Bible Commentary.
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Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (use)

Luke 24:27

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (use)

Luke 4:21

And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." (use)

Accounts of Jesus' teaching cannot be rightly understood unless we discern how they flow and point forward to Jesus' death and resurrection.

Carson, D., 2007. What is the Gospel?
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Luke 24:46

and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, (use)

Luke 24:47

and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (use)

It is Luke's mission statement for the church.

Constable, T., 2022. Expository Notes.
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Luke 9:21

And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, (use)

Christ would not have the apostles preach this, till they had the most convincing evidence ready to allege in confirmation of it. Great truths may suffer damage by being asserted before they can be sufficiently proved. Now the great proof of Jesus being the Christ was his resurrection: by that he was declared to be the Son of God, with power; and therefore the divine wisdom would not have this truth preached, till that could be alleged for proof of it.

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible. UK. Matthew
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Rescue the perishing, duty demands it; Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide; Back to the narrow way patiently win them; Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.

Crosby, F.J., 1869. Rescue the perishing.
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Luke 24:48

You are witnesses of these things. (use)

It was the conviction of the resurrection of Jesus which lifted his followers out of the despair into which his death had cast them and which led to the perpetuation of the movement begun by him. But for their profound belief that the crucified had risen from the dead and that they had seen him and talked with him, the death of Jesus and even Jesus himself would probably have been all but forgotten.

Latourette, K.S., 1937. A History of the Expansion of Christianity, 7 vols., The First Five Centuries. 1:59
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All I want to establish at this stage is that, were it not for the amazing nature of the claims made about Jesus, few would have any problem believing biographical details recorded so close to the alleged events.

Williams, P., 2018. Can We Trust the Gospels?.
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Acts 1:22

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection. (use)

Luke 24:49

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. (use)

Luke 9:51

When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. (use)

John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, (use)

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 that I have said to you. (use)

Luke 12:12

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. (use)

Christ's ambassadors must stay till they have their powers, and not venture upon their embassy till they have received full instructions and credentials.

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible. UK. Luke
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Acts 1:6–7

So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority." (use)

Luke 24:51

While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. (use)

Job 19:25

For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. (use)

Luke 24:52

And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, (use)

They had now sweet and precious views, since Jesus opened their understanding, to the apprehension of the Person, Work, Offices, Character, and Relation of the Lord, Jesus; and were now only waiting the Ordination of God the Holy Ghost, as promised, to send them forth in the ministry.

Hawker, R., 1805. Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary.
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We can speak of his death and of his triumph over the grave. We know well what is the message of truth and grace he desires to be declared to the whole world. We can speak of him and for him.

Spence-Jones, H.D.M., 1880. The Pulpit Commentary.
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Acts 5:32

And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. (use)

1 Peter 3:15

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, (use)

Promises Fulfilled

Luke 24:49

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. (use)

Acts 2:4

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. (use)

Luke 24:47

and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (use)

Acts 2:22–24

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. (use)

Acts 4:10–12

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (use)

Matthew 24:30

Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (use)