9 Early on the first day of the week, after rising from the dead, Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 After she had seen Jesus, she ran to tell his disciples, who were all emotionally devastated and weeping. 11 Excitedly, Mary told them, “He’s alive and I’ve seen him!” But even after hearing this, they didn’t believe her.
12 After this, Jesus appeared to two of the disciples, who were on their way to another village, appearing in a form they did not recognize. 13 They went back to Jerusalem to tell the rest of the disciples, but they didn’t believe it was true.
14 Then Jesus appeared before the eleven apostles as they were eating a meal. He corrected them for having such hard, unbelieving hearts because they did not believe those who saw him after his resurrection.
15 And he said to them, “As you go into all the world, preach openly the wonderful news of the gospel to the entire human race! 16 Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned. 17 And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues. 18 They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous. And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.”
19 After saying these things, Jesus was lifted up into heaven and sat down at the place of honor at the right hand of God! 20 And the apostles went out announcing the good news everywhere, as the Lord himself consistently worked with them, validating the message they preached with miracle-signs that accompanied them!
Tori's Comments:
Even after all they'd heard and seen from Jesus, the disciples could not grasp faith easily.
Side Note: How often do I preach the good news openly? What miraculous signs accompany my faith?
But the Lord wants to work WITH us. We are, after all, working to bring him glory!
Terrie's Comments:
these miracle signs will accompany those who believe... as the Lord himself CONSISTENTLY WORKED WITH THEM, validating the message they preached with miracle-signs...
We are a part of the entire human race. If we believe the good news and are baptized we are a part of those who believe. We can expect the Lord himself to consistently work with us as we proclaim the gospel and to validate the message we preach with miracle signs through the ministry of the Holy Spirit within us! Do we believe?
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