Emmaus Road Journey

Luke 24:13-15

13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them."

Yesterday we finished Matthew's Gospel with our Lord and Savior promising to be with us forever and ever. With what He has given us we will always be indebted to Him, "even unto the end of the world. Amen." And, that is one of the incredible things; events don't end with Jesus's Resurrection! His story continues everyday all over the world! 🌎 

Christ is RISEN!

He is RISEN INDEED! 

Hallelujah!!

This week we are going to study events that happened after the Resurrection and before the mountain top experience in the last couple of verses in the Gospel of Matthew. We turn to the Gospel of Luke, chapter twenty-four, verse thirteen. This is right after the Resurrection and the Disciples along with the other Jesus followers are going their separate ways, trying to NOT draw the attention of the Roman authorities. 

"And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they TALKED together of all these things which had HAPPENED. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and WENT WITH THEM." The Resurrected Jesus has joined these two followers as they are walking away from all the activities in Jerusalem, probably heading home. They are still trying to making sense of all they had seen. Talking about it all. Deep in conversation when the "total stranger" walks up and joins them. This is no stranger it's Jesus! They don't recognize Him. They should be able to but don't, Jesus is not revealing Himself. It's purposeful...