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2. John 20:10-29

3. 10Then the disciples went away again
to their own homes. 11But Mary stood
outside by the tomb weeping, and as
she wept she stooped down and
looked into the tomb. 12And she saw
two angels in white sitting, one at the
head and the other at the feet, where
the body of Jesus had lain.

4. 13Then they said to her, “Woman,
why are you weeping?” She said to
them, “Because they have taken
away my Lord, and I do not know
where they have laid Him.” 14Now
when she had said this, she turned
around and saw Jesus standing
there, and did not know that it was
Jesus.

5. 15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why
are you weeping? Whom are you
seeking?” She, supposing Him to be
the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You
have carried Him away, tell me where
You have laid Him, and I will take
Him away.” 16Jesus said to her,
“Mary!” She turned and said to Him,
“Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

6. 17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to
Me, for I have not yet ascended to
My Father; but go to My brethren and
say to them, ‘I am ascending to My
Father and your Father, and to My
God and your God.’ ” 18Mary Magda-
lene came and told the disciples that
she had seen the Lord, and that He
had spoken these things to her.

7. 19Then, the same day at evening,
being the first day of the week, when
the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled, for fear of
the Jews, Jesus came and stood in
the midst, and said to them, “Peace
be with you.” 20When He had said
this, He showed them His hands and
His side.

8. Then the disciples were glad when
they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to
them again, “Peace to you! As the
Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22And when He had said this, He
breathed on them, and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you
forgive the sins of any, they are
forgiven them;

9. if you retain the sins of any, they are
retained.” 24Now Thomas, called the
Twin, one of the twelve, was not with
them when Jesus came. 25The other
disciples therefore said to him, “We
have seen the Lord.” So he said to
them, “Unless I see in His hands the
print of the nails, and put my finger
into the print of the nails,

10. and put my hand into His side, I will
not believe.” 26And after eight days
His disciples were again inside, and
Thomas with them. Jesus came, the
doors being shut, and stood in the
midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
27Then He said to Thomas, “Reach
your finger here, and look at My
hands; and reach your hand here,

11. and put it into My side. Do not be
unbelieving, but believing.” 28And
Thomas answered and said to Him,
“My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said
to him, “Thomas, because you have
seen Me, you have believed. Blessed
are those who have not seen and yet
have believed.”

12. "...that Christ died for our
sins according to the
Scriptures, and that He was
buried, and that He rose
again the third day
according to the Scriptures"
1 Cor. 15:3-4

13. Jesus appeared 11 times between His
resurrection and ascension into heaven:
to Mary Magdalene (Jn. 20:10)
to certain women going to the Sepulcher (Mt. 29:9,10)
to Simon Peter (Lk. 24:34)
to ten apostles (Jn. 20:19)
to eleven apostles (Jn. 26-29)
to seven disciples fishing (Jn. 21)
to eleven apostles and other disciples (Mt. 28:16)
to 500 brethren (I Cor. 15:7)
to James (I Cor. 15:7)
to eleven on the Mt. of Olives at His ascension (Acts 1)

14. • to Stephen (Acts 7)
• to Saul (Acts 9)
• to John on Patmos (Rev. 1)
He appeared 3 times after His ascension:

15. His next appearing will
for the Church
(I Thess. 4:16)

17. separation or lost of
someone or something
greatly loved (cp. Jn.
11:36)
A. The CAUSE:

18. 1. "stood" (imperf. tense - continuously) -
aloneness
B. The CONDITION:
2. "wept" (continuously, cp. vs. 11,13,15) -
comfortless
3. "stooped down" - limited earthly
perspective

19. 4. "angels ...Jesus" - unaffected by the
supernatural
B. The CONDITION:
5. "I will take Him" - hopeless

20. 1. The Resurrection (16)
C. The COMFORT:

21. 16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She
turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!”
(which is to say, Teacher).

22. 1. The Resurrection (16)
2. The Relationship (16-17)
C. The COMFORT:

23. 16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She
turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!”
(which is to say, Teacher). 17Jesus
said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I
have not yet ascended to My Father;
but go to My brethren and say to
them, ‘I am ascending to My Father
and your Father, and to My God and
your God.’ ”

24. 1. The Resurrection (16)
2. The Relationship (16-17)
3. The Responsibility (17-18):
C. The COMFORT:

25. 18 Mary Magdalene came and told
the disciples that she had seen the
Lord, and that He had spoken these
things to her.

27. 19Then, the same day at evening,
being the first day of the week, when
the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled, for fear of
the Jews, Jesus came and stood in
the midst, and said to them, “Peace
be with you.” 20When He had said
this, He showed them His hands and
His side.

28. Then the disciples were glad when
they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to
them again, “Peace to you! As the
Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22And when He had said this, He
breathed on them, and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.

29. A. The CAUSE:
1. Jesus had died three days earlier
2. Their lives were threatened
3. They didn't know if Jesus could
save them from harm and protect
them from danger.

30. B. The CONDITION:
1. Fled
2. Hid

31. "First of all, let me assert my firm
belief that the only thing we have to fear
is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning,
unjustified terror which paralyzes
needed efforts to convert retreat into
advance."

32. C. The COMFORT:
1. The revelation of the risen Christ
2. The word of the risen Christ
3. The love of the risen Christ

34. A. The CAUSE:
1. Double-minded
2. Lack of faith

35. B. The CONDITION:

36. 24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one
of the twelve, was not with them
when Jesus came. 25The other
disciples therefore said to him, “We
have seen the Lord.” So he said to
them, “Unless I see in His hands the
print of the nails, and put my finger
into the print of the nails, and put my
hand into His side, I will not believe.”

37. B. The CONDITION:
1. Will not believe
2. Without hope

38. 26 And after eight days His disciples
were again inside, and Thomas with
them. Jesus came, the doors being
shut, and stood in the midst, and
said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said
to Thomas, “Reach your finger here,
and look at My hands; and reach
your hand here, and put it into My
side.

39. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
28And Thomas answered and said to
Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus
said to him, “Thomas, because you
have seen Me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not
seen and yet have believed.”

40. C. The COMFORT:
1. Physical evidence
2. Word of God

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