The Word Is Alive The Gospel of Luke

1. The Word Is AliveThe Gospel of Luke Chapter Twenty Four Presented by Tony Gillon

2. Chapter Twenty Four • Summary of Chapter Twenty Four • The empty tomb.

3. Chapter Twenty Four • Summary of Chapter Twenty Four • The empty tomb. • The Emmaus Road.

4. Chapter Twenty Four • Summary of Chapter Twenty Four • The empty tomb. • The Emmaus Road. • Jesus appears to the apostles.

5. Chapter Twenty Four • Summary of Chapter Twenty Four • The empty tomb. • The Emmaus Road. • Jesus appears to the apostles. • Jesus ascends into heaven.

6. Chapter Twenty Four • Luke 24:1–53 - The Resurrection

7. Chapter Twenty Four • Luke 24:1–53 - The Resurrection • Luke’s Gospel began in the temple (Luke 1:5–23) and, after Jesus has risen from the dead, it will conclude in the temple as well.

8. The Resurrection • Luke 24:1–12 - The empty tomb

9. The Resurrection • Luke 24:1–12 - The empty tomb • Returning to the tomb, the women find it empty and are told by two angels that Jesus is risen and they should tell the disciples. • Hearing this Peter, who was accompanied by John although this is not recorded by Luke, goes to the tomb and finds it empty.

10. The Resurrection • 1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.

11. The Resurrection • 1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. • 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

12. The Resurrection • The earthly Lord Jesus is no longer in the tomb. • For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand’ (Acts 2:34).

13. The Resurrection • The earthly Lord Jesus is no longer in the tomb. • For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand’ (Acts 2:34). • And who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God, by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 1:4).

14. The Resurrection • 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

15. The Resurrection • These two men were angels: • There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it (Matthew 28:2).

16. The Resurrection • These two men were angels: • There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it (Matthew 28:2). • The angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified (Matthew 28:5).

17. The Resurrection • As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot (John 20:11b-12).

18. The Resurrection • As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot (John 20:11b-12). • They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. • (Acts 1:10).

19. The Resurrection • For the women, the empty tomb was at first perplexing. For Luke and his readers, it is a proof of Jesus’ resurrection and confirmation that Jesus’ claims to be the Son of God were, in fact, true. • They all asked, Are you then the Son of God? He replied, You are right in saying I am. • (Luke 22:70).

20. The Resurrection • 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead?

21. The Resurrection • 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead? • In their fright refers to fear that can lead to reverence.

22. The Resurrection • As the flame blazed up from the altar towards heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground (Judges 13:19–20).

23. The Resurrection • When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear (Luke 1:12).

24. The Resurrection • When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear (Luke 1:12). • Cornelius stared at him in fear (Acts 10:4).

25. The Resurrection • For the living: • After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3).

26. The Resurrection • You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. • (Acts 3:15).

27. The Resurrection • You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. • (Acts 3:15). • For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. • (Romans 14:9).

28. The Resurrection • 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:

29. The Resurrection • 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: • Remember how he told you: • Using the scriptures, Jesus frequently tried to explain to the disciples that the Messiah had to die and be raised back to life.

30. The Resurrection • And he said, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life (Luke 9:22).

31. The Resurrection • Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men (Luke 9:44).

32. The Resurrection • Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men (Luke 9:44). • He will be turned over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again (Luke 18:32–33).

33. The Resurrection • 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again’.

34. The Resurrection • Must emphasises the necessity of God’s providential plan being fulfilled: • And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life” (Luke 9:22).

35. The Resurrection • The third day has been discussed in Luke 9:22 and was later confirmed in Luke 18:33 • On the third day he will rise again”.

36. The Resurrection • 8 Then they remembered his words.

37. The Resurrection • 8 Then they remembered his words. • When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. (Continued).

38. The Resurrection • To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!” His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me” (John 2:13-17).

39. The Resurrection • 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

40. The Resurrection • It is now the Eleven because Judas is gone, having committed suicide because of his guilt and shame.

41. The Resurrection • It is now the Eleven because Judas is gone, having committed suicide because of his guilt and shame. • Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go (Matthew 28:16).

42. The Resurrection • It is now the Eleven because Judas is gone, having committed suicide because of his guilt and shame. • Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go (Matthew 28:16). • Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles (Acts 1:26).

43. The Resurrection • And to all the others includes the two disciples of Luke 24:13–25, and probably many of the church of 120: • In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) (Acts 1:15).

44. The Resurrection • 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles.

45. The Resurrection • 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. • It was Maryand the others indicates that at least five women went to the tomb and that they were the first eyewitnesses to the resurrection.

46. The Resurrection • For a description of apostles we have:  • When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles (Luke 6:13).

47. The Resurrection • The apostles were specifically called by Christ and are those who would see the risen Lord Jesus. • They established and governed the whole church under Jesus Christ and they had authority to speak and write the words of God, equal in authority to the OT scriptures.

48. The Resurrection • Paul was called to be an apostle: • Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God (Romans 1:1).

49. The Resurrection • Paul was called to be an apostle: • Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God (Romans 1:1). • He indicates he would be the last: • And last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born (1 Corinthians 15:8).

50. The Resurrection • 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.