2015.04.05 Luke 24:1- 35
Jesus is Risen
The road to Emmaus!
Good morning!
He is
risen…..He is Risen Indeed! Thanks for coming this
morning to help us celebrate the Resurrection!
Luke 24: 1-
16 NKJV
1 Now on the
first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women
with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But
they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not
find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were greatly
perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5
Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to
them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is
risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying,
‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be
crucified, and the third day rise again.’”
8 And they
remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these
things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things
to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they
did not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping
down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling
to himself at what had happened.
13 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.
Luke 24: 1- 16 Schlachter 2000
1 Am ersten Tag der Woche aber kamen sie am frühen Morgen zum Grab und
brachten die wohlriechenden Gewürze, die sie bereitet hatten und noch etliche mit
ihnen.
2 Sie fanden aber den Stein von dem Grab weggewälzt.
3 Und als sie hineingingen, fanden sie den Leib des Herrn Jesus nicht.
4 Und es geschah, als sie deswegen ganz ratlos waren, siehe, da standen
zwei Männer in strahlenden Gewändern bei ihnen.
5 Da sie nun erschraken und das Angesicht zur Erde neigten, sprachen diese
zu ihnen: Was sucht ihr den Lebenden bei den Toten?
6 Er ist nicht hier, sondern er ist auferstanden! Denkt daran, wie er zu
euch redete, als er noch in Galiläa war,
7 und sagte: »Der Sohn des Menschen muß in die Hände sündiger Menschen
ausgeliefert und gekreuzigt werden und am dritten Tag auferstehen«.
8 Da erinnerten sie sich an seine Worte,
9 und sie kehrten vom Grab zurück und verkündigten das alles den Elfen und
allen übrigen.
10 Es waren aber Maria Magdalena und Johanna und Maria, die Mutter des
Jakobus, die dies den Aposteln sagten, sie und die übrigen mit ihnen.
11 Und ihre Worte kamen ihnen vor wie ein Märchen, und sie glaubten ihnen
nicht.
12 Petrus aber stand auf und lief zum Grab, bückte sich und sah nur die
leinenen Tücher daliegen; und er ging nach Hause, voll Staunen über das, was
geschehen war.
13 Und siehe, zwei von ihnen gingen an demselben Tag zu einem Dorf namens
Emmaus, das von Jerusalem 60 Stadien entfernt war.
14 Und sie redeten miteinander von allen diesen Geschehnissen.
15 Und es geschah, während sie miteinander redeten und sich besprachen, da
nahte sich Jesus selbst und ging mit ihnen.
16 Ihre Augen aber wurden gehalten, so daß sie ihn nicht erkannten.
Jesus
is Risen from the dead!.... What great news!
Jesus
has conquered the grave…. Death is dead….. That is the truth that sets us free and transforms our lives….
Today
in the news we are constantly being confronted with disasters and harsh
realities from all over the world…. The truth is… the world is in a mess…. The
truth of man´s ability to be evil and wicked is so hard to take sometimes…. It
is not surprising that so many retreat into fantasy worlds…. And yet truth is
important….
The most
important reality in the world is God’s truth... the truth that saves from
hell…… The most important truth of all…..
The truth that´s sets us free….. Is the Good News of the Gospel….
There’s only one place this truth is found and that is
in the Word of God……
Only those
who understand the Bible can know the truth about salvation and be saved from
hell….. Only those who repent of their sins…..
And come to know the Lord Jesus as Savior and Lord… can live thankful and joyful
lives…..
The Word of God
1. need for understanding
We are lost
and ignorant… full of sin and rebellion…. Without the ability to save ourselves…
Without hope
2. the source of understanding
The Word of God
produces understanding…
3. response to understanding……
The proper
response to understanding is the difference between life and death…. When we
repent of our sins…. we believe the Gospel…… we find joy…..
The knowledge of Scripture produces
joy……
To
understand The Word of God is to understand everything from God’s perspective……
Only
when we dig into the Word of God…. believing that it is true….. can we can
understand the purposes of God for us…… The
clearest picture of God and His plan…. can
be known only to those who understand the meaning of Scripture…… It´s a
lifelong task (aufgabe)…… The very best
thing that you can do for anyone is to teach them about Jesus…. And help them
understand The Word of God……. It
transforms lives……. It gives true freedom and great hope even in the midst
of disaster….
We have a powerful
illustration of the power of the Gospel
in Luke 24 this morning…. First the miracle of the Resurrection!... Then Jesus ministers
to two of His followers who are confused…. They are filled with doubt......
Jesus gives
them a clear understanding of Scripture…… He opens the Scripture and shatters
the darkness and confusion with the light of truth….. In fact, verse 27 of Luke
24 sums it up….
Luke 24:27 NLT
Neues Leben
27 Then
Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining
from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
27Und er begann bei Mose und den Propheten und erklärte ihnen alles, was in
der Schrift über ihn geschrieben stand.
How I wish
we were there! Can you imagine? Their
hearts were on fire! Verse 32…...
Luke 24:32 NLT Neues Leben
32“They said to one another, ‘Were not our hearts
burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road while He was
explaining the Scriptures to us?’”
32 Sie sagten zueinander: »War es
uns nicht seltsam warm ums Herz, als er unterwegs mit uns sprach und uns die
Schrift auslegte?«
The Lord Jesus
using the Word of God…. took them from despair to Joy!….. The disciples believed
that all their hopes and dreams were destroyed at the foot of the cross…. Gone because
Jesus had been crucified……. They did not understand that by His death……. Jesus had caused the death of death…… Jesus
banished the power and penalty of death for everyone who was willing to repent
and cry out to Him….. What Good News…..
They did not
understand all that the Prophets had said…. The man they thought was the
Messiah was dead….. All was lost…. Can you imagine their disappointment……
Can you
imagine their great Joy as Jesus explained the Word to them…… They went from
the lowest despair to the highest joy……
Their hearts
were on fire…… Lighted into flame by the Word of God! Here are 2 important lessons for us to learn today.…….
Today´s lesson
1. Jesus truly rose from the dead…..
Both His
death and resurrection had been prophesied many times in great detail in the
Old Testament……
Knowing that
Jesus Christ is alive is the first great lesson…… The second great lesson is
knowing that
2. Scripture is alive…..
Those are
the lessons that we want to learn as we look at this tremendous event on the
road to Emmaeus……
In a wonderful act of love and still
teaching at every opportunity…… our Lord
makes this glorious appearance and teaches this incredible lesson on the Messiah from the OT……. He did it for 2 ordinary
people……
The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the most important event that has ever happened in the history of the world….. His death and His resurrection are the events that seal salvation…… If He doesn’t die and rise, there’s no salvation for anyone….. the whole human race is damned to hell……
The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the most important event that has ever happened in the history of the world….. His death and His resurrection are the events that seal salvation…… If He doesn’t die and rise, there’s no salvation for anyone….. the whole human race is damned to hell……
Because the
death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ are the most important events….
they are predicted in Scripture….. Anybody who doesn’t see that in the Old
Testament is needlessly ignorant…. We can discover great truths in this Book.….
It’s not as if it’s difficult to see…… that’s why Jesus says in verse 25
Luke 24: 25,26 NLT
Neues Leben
25“O foolish
men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken….. 26 Was
it not necessary for the Messiah, the Christ to suffer these things and to
enter into His glory?”
25 Darauf sagte Jesus zu ihnen: »Was seid ihr doch für unverständige Leute!
Es fällt euch so schwer zu glauben, was die Propheten in der Schrift gesagt
haben.
26 Haben sie nicht angekündigt, dass der Christus alle diese Dinge erleiden
muss, bevor er verherrlicht wird?«
Jesus said…. Come…..You should have known it…… The
scripture is clear….. It is written to
us so that we can understand……
The sadness
and the confusion of these two on the road to Emmaus is because they didn’t
understand the Scripture which they possessed…… notice this….
It wasn’t
that they didn’t believe the Scripture…… They did….. It wasn’t that they didn’t
think God wrote the Scripture….. They did…. It was because they had a very limited
understanding of Scripture……They had been taught about the Glory and triumphant
kingdom of the Messiah…….. They had heard these things from their youth…..
But they had
not been taught the whole story…… the whole nation had a limited understanding
of the Messiah…… They had only a partial understanding of the Old Testament…..
Their sadness and disappointment……
their confusion and their grief……. was related to the fact that they didn’t
understand all that the prophets have spoken…….
It´s often the same with us…. We are
often confused and disappointed when we don´t understand what´s happening in
our lives….. Sometimes we
lose our faith and trust in the LORD because
we do not have His Word hidden in our hearts… Or like these 2 disciples…..
because what is happening to us doesn´t line up with our expectations… It
doesn´t fit with our understanding of The Word….
Jesus
instead of establishing the Kingdom immediately….. was
crucified…. They were wiped out….. There was just no place in their very small
understanding for a dying Messiah……. They expected that the Messiah would immediately establish the throne…… The
Messiah would reign in Jerusalem not only over Israel…. but He would extend His
Kingdom over the world…… That’s the glorious and triumphant Messiah….. That
part they believed…… but they were literally
blinded to the suffering and the death part……. They didn´t get it…. Even though
He had told them many times that he would suffer and die………
They
followed Jesus because they thought they might get to sit on His right and left
hand in the Kingdom……. They really
didn’t want to die with Him…… They wanted to reign with Him…… That’s why they
were so upset, you remember, when Jesus said, “I’m going to go to Jerusalem.” Thomas
shook his head…. And said, “Well LORD let’s all go and die with You….. Because they
hate You so much.”
They loved
the Lord…. They followed him but….. They were not ready for a dying Messiah…. They
had no room for the death of Jesus the
Messiah in their Theology…... And when Jesus was crucified…… They forsook
Him and ran away…… Only John stayed around at the cross…… They thought it was
over….. And they were scratching their heads about how they could have been so
wrong……
So here are
two of them heading home, convinced that all their hopes are gone….. It’s over
they think……
Jesus walks
along with them but they didn´t
recognize Him…. and that was the way it
was in every case after His resurrection….. They don’t know who it is…. He just
walks along with them…..v17…
Luke 24: 17,18 NLT Neues Leben
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?”
17 Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was habt ihr unterwegs miteinander besprochen,
und warum seid ihr so traurig?
18 Da antwortete der eine, dessen Name Kleopas war, und sprach zu ihm: Bist
du der einzige Fremdling in Jerusalem, der nicht erfahren hat, was dort
geschehen ist in diesen Tagen?
Cleopas
says….. Haven´t you heard about everything that´s been going on?
Luke 24: 19- 24 NKJV
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.”
Luke 24: 19- 24 Schlachter 2000
19 Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was? Sie sprachen zu ihm: Das mit Jesus, dem
Nazarener, der ein Prophet war, mächtig in Tat und Wort vor Gott und dem ganzen
Volk;
20 wie ihn unsere obersten Priester und führenden Männer ausgeliefert
haben, daß er zum Tode verurteilt und gekreuzigt wurde.
21 Wir aber hofften, er sei der, welcher Israel erlösen sollte. Ja, bei
alledem ist heute schon der dritte Tag, seit dies geschehen ist!
22 Zudem haben uns auch einige Frauen aus unserer Mitte in Verwirrung
gebracht; sie waren am Morgen früh beim Grab,
23 fanden seinen Leib nicht, kamen und sagten, sie hätten sogar eine
Erscheinung von Engeln gesehen, welche sagten, er lebe.
24 Und etliche der Unsrigen gingen hin zum Grab und fanden es so, wie es
auch die Frauen gesagt hatten; ihn selbst aber haben sie nicht gesehen.
They are
walking around sad and defeated….. Even though they have been told that Jesus is risen from the dead…. It was hard
for them to believe…. Remember….. Just a few days before…. Jesus had raised
Lazarus from the dead…. They knew that…. And yet it just was too difficult to
comprehend…. So they tell Jesus what had happened….. Naturally Jesus knows all
of this….. He just wants to hear from them….. They’re confused about how this could happen……
He is going to shine the light of
scripture on their hearts….. Now some say that He is Risen…..
The whole
thing is too bizarre….. If He is alive and if He’s been alive since morning…..
where is He?
They didn´t
understand because they didn’t know the Scriptures as well as they could have…..
Then Jesus tells them the story of
redemption….
Luke 24: 25-27 NKJV
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
25 Und er sprach zu ihnen: O ihr Unverständigen, wie ist doch euer Herz
träge, zu glauben an alles, was die Propheten geredet haben!
26 Mußte nicht der Christus dies erleiden und in seine Herrlichkeit
eingehen?
27 Und er begann bei Mose und bei allen Propheten und legte ihnen in allen
Schriften aus, was sich auf ihn bezieht.
They are
confused because they only understand part of the Old Testament…… They only
understand part of the prophecies regarding Messiah…… They have a limited view
of Messiah…..
They were
right to expect the Messiah to reign and rule…… But that was only part of it…..
He says o
foolish ones… Anoetos, dull and He says slow of heart…… He doesn’t blame the Scripture….. He doesn’t say what we say…. “Well, the Old Testament is really to
understand……
The problem is not the Word…... Jesus
simply says to them…. Have you not read the Scriptures?
So in verse 26…… Jesus says…. Wasn’t it necessary? Why did Jesus say that? Because
there are many passages in the Old Testament that speak of the Messiah
suffering…….. For example in the Psalms and Isaiah…… And so beginning with
Moses…..
Jesus explained the Scriptures…… Jesus is the theme of Scripture…..
He wants them
to understand that before the glory
comes the suffering……. He had told them that many times…. Was it not necessary
for Christ to suffer?
The Old
Testament is clear about the need for a substitute…..
In Genesis
where God Himself slays an animal to make coverings for Adam and Eve…… You have
a picture of the death of an innocent to cover the sin of the guilty sinner……. The Day of Atonement is a powerful picture
of the need for the shedding of blood and for a substitute to bear our sins…..
It was celebrated every year….
What about
all the daily sin and guilt offerings? Remember the morning sacrifices…… and
the evening sacrifices….. Every day of the year…… And of course as was fresh in their minds…. The Passover….. A perfect
symbol of substitution and sacrifice…..
Everyone of
them knew that sin brings death…... Death was very real to them…… They saw
death every day….. The soul that sins, it shall die, said the prophet…..
All of the
sacrifices in the Levitical system
were pictures of that final substitute
that would come…… They had to offer
animals every morning and every evening…. Day after day…. Year after year….. Why?..... Because those daily sacrifices
did not cleanse their hearts…… They needed to be finally and permanently
redeemed……. As we see in verse 27…. Jesus…. opens it all up to them…..
He gives them a solid biblical
understanding of the Messiah’s suffering……. I wish there was more here, don’t you? I wish I
knew all that He said……
We know what
the Old Testament says about the sufferings of the Messiah…… So let me give you
a little survey of what the lesson might have been like, okay?
The first Bible text about the
Messiah…. According to the ancient rabbinical texts is Gen 1:2…… They taught
that the Spirit of God moving across the face of the waters……. was the Spirit
of the King Messiah!...
It was the ancient rabbis who first taught
that the Whole scripture is about the Messiah! I can imagine Him beginning with
the beginning…. Genesis…
He might
have started in Genesis 3:15….. He
might have told them, “Do you not know
that I am the wounded seed of the woman who crushes the serpent’s head?” He
might have stayed in Genesis for awhile….
Probably He
went to Genesis 6 through 8 and recounted the history of the Flood….. And as Peter does in his sermons…… Calling
Jesus the Ark of safety……
I’m sure He
stopped at Genesis 22 and reminded them of the story of Isaac……. There Abraham
was prepared to offer up His only son…… but a ram caught in a thicket was used in
Isaac’s place which is a true picture of Christ, the substitute……
I’m sure He
must have gone to Exodus (2moses) 12
talked about the Passover that they had just celebrated with Jesus….“Don’t you remember the Passover lamb….. the
Passover lamb had to be without blemish and without spot….. And if his
blood was shed and splattered on the doorpost and the side beams, the angel of
death would pass by that house….. I am
the true Passover Lamb who protects the sinner from divine judgment…..
All through the
First five books of Moses…. every
reference to the Day of Atonement pictured Him….. and I´m sure that Jesus made
it clear that He was not only the sacrifice on the altar…… but He was also the
scapegoat who took away sin…….
It´s a powerful picture of
substitution….
I´m sure
that He told lot´s of things from the Psalms….. There are many Messianic
Psalms…. beginning in Psalm 2……. The
Psalms are a great place for your personal quiet times….
Surely He
spent some time in Psalm 22…… He is
the one the psalmist hears when the Psalm begins, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?” The very words He spoke on the cross…… Psalm 22 says, “He will be a reproach….. He will be sneered at….
His bones will be out of joint…. His strength will be gone….. His hands and
feet will be pierced….. His clothes will be divided up by lots as He dies….. All
of these crucifiction Details are found in
Psalm 22…… This Psalm was written 300
years before Crucifixion was invented as a death penalty…
I´m sure
that Jesus took them to Isaiah......
to the suffering servant passages that we talked about last week….. Isaiah makes it clear…… The Suffering servant of the Lord is the
King Messiah and He is the permanent final substitute for our sins…. The lesson must have been awesome….
Look at
verse 32 as they approach the village….
Luke 24: 32 NKJV Schlachter 2000
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?”
32 Und sie sprachen zueinander: Brannte nicht unser Herz in uns, als er mit
uns redete auf dem Weg, und als er uns die Schriften öffnete?
Their hearts
were on fire with the deepest joy…… Scripture
was true…… This was the Messiah….. It was all part of the plan…… He is alive. ……
Now that brings us to the 3rd point
in our outline…… knowledge of Scripture produces joy.
Remember….. They don’t know who He is yet……. What fires
their hearts is to better understand the Scriptures…. It’s the truth that he has revealed, not the
person……. They still don’t know this is Jesus…… Anyone who explains accurately
the Scripture can expect to see that kind of response…… Understanding the truth
fulfills the true believer’s deepest longings…..
When you
understand the Word of God, it all makes sense…… All your faith is anchored in
reality….. Knowing the truth produces profound joy……. To understand the
Scripture is to know that perfect God’s plan is unfolding……. We study the
scriptures and we see that God is sovereign….. and His purpose is being
accomplished…… This is Good News!
They are so excited…..
And that’s
how they feel….. They’re literally on fire on the inside…. He´s ready to say goodbye…. And here’s their
response……
Luke 24: 28,29 NKJV
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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.
28 Und sie
näherten sich dem Dorf, wohin sie wanderten; und er gab sich den Anschein, als
wollte er weitergehen.
29 Und sie
nötigten ihn und sprachen: Bleibe bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, und der
Tag hat sich geneigt! Und er ging hinein, um bei ihnen zu bleiben.
Don´t go….. stay
with us…… Why did they invite Him in?
This is
about more teaching…… Stay with us….. The Word of God was coming
alive….. It thrilled them….. They still don´t know that they are with Jesus…..
They only know that their fear and confusion is leaving them….. as they see the scriptures clearer….. Our
doubts and fears will also fly away as we understand the scriptures better and
as we learn more about Jesus…. Then…. V30…….
Luke 24: 30,
31 NKJV
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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.
30 Und es geschah, als er mit ihnen zu Tisch saß, nahm er das Brot, sprach
den Segen, brach es und gab es ihnen.
31 Da wurden ihnen die Augen geöffnet, und sie erkannten ihn; und er
verschwand vor ihnen.
Then when he
broke the bread…. their eyes were opened….. Now they see that it is Jesus……
In an
instant going from the depths of despair to mountain top heights of joy….. they
recognized Him……. And He vanished out of their sight……
They had
hoped He would be their Redeemer…… and
turns out He was……. And all the Scripture now made sense…… verse 32….
Luke 24: 32-35 NKJV
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?” 33 So they rose up that
very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were
with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has
appeared to Simon!” 35 And they told about the things that had happened on the
road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
Luke 24: 32-35 Schlachter 2000
32 Und sie sprachen zueinander: Brannte nicht unser Herz in uns, als er mit
uns redete auf dem Weg, und als er uns die Schriften öffnete?
33 Und sie standen auf in derselben Stunde und kehrten nach Jerusalem
zurück und fanden die Elf und ihre Gefährten versammelt,
34 die sprachen: Der Herr ist wahrhaftig auferstanden, und er ist dem Simon
erschienen!
35 Und sie selbst erzählten, was auf dem Weg geschehen war, und wie er von
ihnen am Brotbrechen erkannt worden war.
Their hearts
were burning while He was explaining the Scriptures…..
What lit their hearts on fire was an
understanding of Scriptures…… The most important thing in the world is the
Scriptures….. The most important thing that we could ever do is explain and teach the Word of God to a lost
and dying generation….
It produces
a burning heart……. It transforms lives….. It comforts the faithful….
Jesus is alive……. and the Word of
God is alive……. Their joy and excitement came from Him explaining the Scriptures……. And it turned in to a
powerful desire to proclaim the Good
News…… What we’re talking about here is the joy of our Salvation…. and the fact is that we have Good news to share with a lost and dying
world……
Jesus has conquered Death…. Death is
dead! Sin has lost it´s power…. The Devil is defeated…. Jesus is alive…. He is
Risen!
What Good
news…. What joy!
It´s
all true and our salvation is certain…….
Close
I know that
sometimes…. even we who are believers find our world shaken by the things that
happen in our lives….. We experience disasters in the world around us and
sometimes the disaster is very close to home….. we get cancer….. A loved one
dies suddenly….. We don´t understand….. Where is the Lord? How could this have
happened …..
We find
ourselves on the rough roads of life…… Where do we go….. We go to Jesus….. We go to the Word of God….. He Himself
comforts us…. 2 Cor 1…
Today…. Jesus
is in our hearts….. He is ready…. More than ready to open up the scriptures to
us……… It will set our hearts on fire…. And we will understand….
Many years
ago I was searching for the truth and I bought a Bible…. By the time I had
spent a few days reading it…..The Holy Spirit had used it to take out my heart
of stone…….. My eyes were opened to see Jesus….. My heart was burning within
me…… It was all true…. There was hope…..
The Resurrection of Jesus Changes
everything for believers….. He turned disaster into Glory! Jesus´ sacrifice has
once for all time….. He has made it possible for every disaster in our lives to be turned into Glory! It´s Good News!
Romans 8…
There is hope! It´s all true….. He
is Risen!
Death is Dead! We have a Savior….
His Name is Jesus!
Jesus is the first fruits of all who
will rise from the dead to die no more….. Jesus speaks to us down through the
centuries… It is finished…..Tetellestai….
Turn with me
to Rev 21….
Revelation 21: 1- 6 NKJV
1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new
earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was
no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out
of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard
a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,
and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be
with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no
more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne
said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these
words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, “It is done! I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the
fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
Revelation 21:
1- 6 Sch 2000
1 Dann sah ich
einen neuen Himmel und eine neue Erde, denn der alte Himmel und die alte Erde
waren verschwunden. Und auch das Meer war nicht mehr da.
2 Und ich sah
die heilige Stadt, das neue Jerusalem, von Gott aus dem Himmel herabkommen wie
eine schöne Braut, die sich für ihren Bräutigam geschmückt hat.
3 Ich hörte
eine laute Stimme vom Thron her rufen: »Siehe, die Wohnung Gottes ist nun bei
den Menschen! Er wird bei ihnen wohnen und sie werden sein Volk sein und Gott
selbst wird bei ihnen sein.
4 Er wird alle
ihre Tränen abwischen, und es wird keinen Tod und keine Trauer und kein Weinen
und keinen Schmerz mehr geben. Denn die erste Welt mit ihrem ganzen Unheil ist
für immer vergangen.«
5 Und der, der
auf dem Thron saß, sagte: »Ja, ich mache alles neu!« Und dann sagte er zu mir:
»Schreib es auf, denn was ich dir sage, ist zuverlässig und wahr!«
6 Und er sagte
auch: »Es ist vollendet! Ich bin das Alpha und das Omega - der Anfang und das
Ende. Jedem, der durstig ist, werde ich aus der Quelle, die das Wasser des
Lebens enthält, umsonst zu trinken geben!
The Lord
gave John a wonderful revelation of the final consummation of all things…. Jesus is Risen from the dead and He is
coming again…… Oh Glorious day! He will wipe away all tears…. And there
will be no more death….
He is Risen….. He is Risen indeed!
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