16 April, 2006

He is risen! Says who?

Here is a list of post resurrection appearances of Jesus in the Bible.

He appeared
  • to Mary Magdalene, in John 20:10-18

  • to the other women, in Matthew 28:8-10

  • to Cleopas and another disciple on the road to Emmaus, in Luke 24:13-32

  • to eleven disciples and others, in Luke 24:33-49

  • to ten apostles and others, with Thomas absent, in John 20:19-23

  • to Thomas and the other apostles, in John 20:26-30

  • to seven apostles, in John 21:1-14

  • to the disciples, in Matthew 28:16-20

  • to Peter and then to all twelve apostles, in 1 Corinthians 15:5

  • to five hundred people at once, in 1 Corinthians 15:6

  • to James and all the apostles, in 1 Corinthians 15:7

  • to Paul, in Acts 9:5, 1 Corinthians 9:1 and 1 Corinthians 15:8

  • And He was with the apostles at the Mount of Olives before His ascension, in Luke 24:50-52 and Acts 1:4-9


(taken from The Case For Easter by Lee Strobel (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI; 1998, 2003)

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