To whom did Jesus appear after Mary Magdalene?
Two men traveling on the road to Emmaus:
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Now behold, two of them were traveling
that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from
Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of
all these things which had happened. 15 So
it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and
went with them. 16 But their eyes were
restrained, so that they did not know Him. 17
And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with
one another as you walk and are sad?” 18
Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the
only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened
there in these days?” 19 And He said to
them, “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning
Jesus of
Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people, 20 and how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.
21 But we were hoping that it was He who was
going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day
since these things happened. 22 Yes, and
certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us.
23 When they did not find His body, they
came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was
alive. 24 And certain of those who were with
us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they
did not see.” 25 Then He said to them, “O
foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have
spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have
suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them
in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
28 Then they drew near to the village where
they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther.
29 But they constrained Him, saying, “Abide
with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in
to stay with them. 30 Now it came to pass,
as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it,
and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were
opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Did not
our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He
opened the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:13-32)
Where was Emmaus?
"Seven miles" (Luke 24:13) west of
Jerusalem.
Who were these two men?
"Cleopas" (Luke 24:18) and "Simon"
(Luke 24:34).
Were they two of Jesus' twelve apostles?
No, but they refer to
Mary Magdalene, Salome and Mary the mother of James as
"our" (Luke 24:22) company, and Peter and John as
"certain of those who were with us" (Luke 24:24), so they
were His disciples in the larger sense of the term.
Do they see Jesus as their Savior?
No, they see Him as a "Prophet" (Luke
24:19) "who was going to redeem Israel" (Luke 24:21), much like
His twelve apostles saw Him.
So what does Jesus do for these two men?
He teaches them all over again: "Beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in
all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself" (Luke 24:27).
When did this happen?
Later during the same day: "Today is the third day since"
(Luke 24:21) "the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be
condemned to death, and crucified Him" (Luke 24:20).
So, to how many people did Jesus appear before He
appeared to His eleven remaining apostles?
At least five: these two men plus the three women (see
Mary Magdalene).