If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” - from John 21 (NIV) Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things you know that I love you.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”Īgain Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” The book of John goes into more detail, relating a powerful story about Jesus’ meeting with Peter (the disciple who, out of fear for his own life, denied knowing Jesus three times during the events of Easter). They were always in the temple, where they praised God. The disciples worshiped him and were overjoyed as they went back to Jerusalem. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken to heaven. There he raised his hands and blessed them. Then Jesus took them to a place near Bethany. Wait here in the city until you receive power from heaven.” “I’m sending you what my Father promised. The gospel of Luke spends just a few words on Jesus’ ascent to heaven some time after Easter. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs. So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons they will speak in new tongues they will pick up serpents with their hands and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Like Matthew above, Mark concludes with Jesus’ final command to his followers, known as the “Great Commission” (although as noted in the text, some of the earliest Bible manuscripts don’t include this postlude):Īfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. The book of Mark is similarly brief in discussing Jesus’ words and actions after Easter. Look, I myself will be with you every day until the end of this present age.” - Matthew 28:16-20 (CEB) Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I’ve commanded you. Jesus came near and spoke to them, “I’ve received all authority in heaven and on earth. When they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to go. Here’s the entirety of Matthew’s post-resurrection account: The book of Matthew wraps up shortly after the resurrection. These postludes together form a bridge to the book of Acts, which describes Jesus’ final days on Earth before turning to the story of the early Christian church. So what’s left for the Gospels to tell after recounting Christ’s resurrection? Each of the four Gospels includes a brief postlude to the Easter story. But the Gospel accounts aren’t quite finished yet! Over the last week, you’ve probably had many opportunities to hear and read the Biblical account of Easter week and Jesus’ resurrection. For this week’s installment of Monday Morning Scripture, we’ll do something slightly different.
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