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Two disciples who went to Emmaus

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[Luke 24:35]

Then the two told what had happened on the way,

and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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It was the day when Jesus was resurrected.

Two of Jesus' disciples were heading for Emmaus, 7miles(11 kilometers) from Jerusalem.

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As they were walking down the street, they were talking about things that happened in the last few days. They had a heated debate on the resurrection that happened that day.

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When they were talking for a long time, one person walked with them.

He was the resurrected Jesus. But these disciples did not recognize the Jesus.

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Jesus asked them. “What are you talking about?”

The two asked for this question and stopped with a very sad face.

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One of the two named Cleopas said to Jesus.

“You seem to be going to Jerusalem, do not you know what happened recently there?” Cleopas told Jesus that he could not understand at all.

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Jesus asked again. “What has happened in Jerusalem?” Jesus asked the two.

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When they heard this, they began to talk about what had happened.

“It is about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet with power in actions and words before God and people. Then the chief priests and our leaders handed him over to die and crucified him. We expected him to be the one to save Israel. It is also the third day that this has happened.”

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“Then some women surprised us. They went to the grave of Jesus early in the morning, but without seeing the body of Jesus, they returned and saw an angel who said that Jesus was raised. Some of the people who were with us ran to the grave, as they said, and they could not see Jesus.”

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When Jesus heard this, He spoke.

“You do not seem to believe in the Word of God. Is it not recorded in the Bible that Christ will suffer all these troubles and enter his glory?”

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Jesus began to tell the two men about Moses and explained all the prophets about Jesus.

The two disciples never knew that man was the resurrected Jesus until that time.

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Finally, they arrived in Emmaus. The disciples pleaded with Jesus.

“Stay with us because the sun has passed.”

Jesus decided to spend the evening with them as requested.

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They sat down together at a meal. Jesus gave his own bread and prayed for thanksgiving.

And Jesus took the bread and gave it to his disciples.

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At the moment of receiving the bread they became bright.

And they realized that the man was Jesus.

At that moment, Jesus disappeared and was not seen.

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They talked to each other.

“Did not it seem as though our hearts were burning when Jesus spoke to us on the road and understood the Bible?”

The two disciples clearly understood that Jesus had risen by meeting Jesus and got up and returned to Jerusalem. There were eleven disciples and several people gathered.

The two disciples talked about what happened on the road.

And when Jesus gave bread to the two men, they told them that they knew that man was Jesus.

They became witnesses of Jesus' resurrection.

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The two disciples who went to Emmaus had no confidence in Jesus' resurrection.

But after meeting the resurrected Jesus, they turned into witnesses to the resurrection.

Today we learned that Jesus was raised through disciples to Emmaus who actually met Jesus. Jesus wants us to live as witnesses of the resurrection.

May you be a life of faith that witnesses the resurrection of Jesus throughout your life.

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