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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:36-53

Infallible proofs and inevitable partings. The Emmaus pilgrims have hardly entered the upper room and reported their interview with Jesus, receiving the intelligence that perplexed Peter has got his perplexity resolved, when, notwithstanding that the doors are barred for fear of the Jews, the Risen One appears in the midst of them, and says, "Peace be unto you!" They are at first terrified at such an advent, seeing that it sets aside the ordinary laws of matter, and shows all precaution... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:44-49

A summary of some of the Lord ' s last words. The next six verses do not record sayings uttered the same first Easter evening. They are, in fact, a very brief summary of instructions given by the Master on different occasions during the forty days which elapsed between the Resurrection and the Ascension. In considering the reasons of the omission of any special reference to the Galilaean appearances of the risen Lord, two points must be borne in mind. St. Luke's knowledge of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:44-49

The instruction of the apostles. The words contained in these verses are a summary of the instruction given by the risen Lord during the forty days in which he showed himself alive after his Passion. They are not to be regarded as the outline of only one discourse, following the appearance to the eleven recorded in the previous verses; they are rather the heads of the teaching which was imparted in the great period between the Resurrection and the Ascension. "We must suppose the evangelist... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:45

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. Assuming (as is most probably the case) that Luke 24:44 and Luke 24:45 refer to words spoken by Jesus on the first Easter evening to the eleven and to Cleopas and his friend, then the way in which he opened their understanding is described by St. John ( John 20:22 ) thus: "He breathed on them , and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost." Among the new powers bestowed on them by this Divine gift,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:45

The Divine Spirit and the human understanding. It may be that we do not sufficiently recognize the very intimate connection between our human intelligence and the action of the Spirit of God. We may be seriously in danger of coming short in gratitude for all that God has wrought for us in this respect, and in prayer for his continued and especial help in the future. I. THE DIVINE ENDOWMENT WITH WHICH HE STARTS US ON OUR COURSE . We receive from his creative hand a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:46

Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise. from the dead the third day. The majority of the older authorities omit the words, "and thus it behoved." The verse should be read thus: "Thus it is written that Christ should suffer," etc. These words probably were spoken on that first Easter evening. They were apparently repeated on several occasions during the forty days. The Old Testament—they would see now with the new light cast upon it—showed the necessity of an ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his Name among all nations . This is more definitely expressed in Matthew 28:19 and Mark 16:15 , where the universality of his message, here summarized, is found in the form of a definite command. Beginning at Jerusalem . St. Luke enlarges the thought contained in these words in his Acts ( Acts 1:8 ). Psalms 110:2 , contains the prophecy that from Zion should first proceed the proclamation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:47

The solemn charge. It is an allowable curiosity to wonder how the apostles of our Lord received this "their solemn charge." 1 . They must have been greatly impressed by its extreme seriousness; they were to preach repentance and remission of sin "among all nations. " And although they did not know as we do what that meant, and how wide was the range of the Saviour's purpose, they could realize as we cannot how deep and bitter would be the enmity which a gospel of the crucified... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:48

Ye are witnesses of these things . This personal witness of the first preachers of Christianity was the secret of their great power over men's hearts. What Dr. Westcott wrote of St. John was true of the rest of the eleven. "We have seen , and do testify. He (John) had no laboured process to go through; he saw. He had no constructive proof to develop; he bore witness. His source of knowledge was direct, and his mode of bringing conviction was to affirm." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:48

Bearing witness. These brief words, "Ye are witnesses," being among the very last which Jesus spoke to his apostles, must have lingered in their ear for the rest of their life. In moments of doubt, or of depression, or of danger, the remembrance that their Lord and Leader had charged them . 2 . Works of power, which were invariably works of pity and of kindness, of such a nature that there was no possibility of mistake. 3 . Words of truth and grace such as mortal lips had never... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:36-53

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:44-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:44-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:45

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:45

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:46

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:47

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:47

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:48

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 24:48

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