And beginning with
Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning
Himself in all the Scripture. Luke 24:27 (New American Standard Bible)
In the
afternoon of His resurrection, Jesus Christ joined two disciples who were
walking to the town of Emmaus. The two
men were discussing the events of the last few days concerning the death of
their Master. As Jesus began walking
with them He asked what they were discussing. Luke says their eyes were prevented from
recognizing Him. As they relayed the
happenings of the past week the two men spoke in terms of disbelief of the
words of the people who had that very morning witnessed the empty tomb in which Jesus had been laid. He gently chided them
for their unbelief and began to explain all the things Moses and the prophets
had written about Him of how it was necessary for Christ to suffer these things
and enter into His glory. The two
listened with rapt attention. The men
begged Him to stay the night with them and when He reclined at the supper table
and broke and blessed the bread they recognized Him and He disappeared from
their midst.
We can’t
even begin to understand their surprise and shock.
They looked at one another and said “Were not our hearts burning within
us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the
Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32).
The
existence of Jesus as the Messiah can be absolutely proven through the writings
of Scripture. Those 66 books were
written by 40 men over a period of 1600 years from all walks of life,
shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers
and kings all keeping the same message and theme of the Messiah consistent. The New Testament merely confirms the
Old. But don’t take my word for it, search
it out for yourself. It’s an amazing
study with evidence that cannot be denied.
These words still can cause us great amazement and thrill. It’s still the best case of heart burn anyone
can have.
Ken
