The True Story of Jesus — Page 61
Chapter Nine—Jesus is Hung on the Cross 61 ‘He is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him, just as he told you. ’1 After leaving the sepulchre Jesus as is known to have been seen by many of his disciples at different times. Even when some of his disciples were taken by surprise and disbelief, Jesus as proved to them that he was the same person who was put on the cross and not a ghost. He seemed to have been moving away from Jerusalem in the direction of Galilee. He avoided public contact intention- ally. As he set upon his journey, he met two disciples who were going to a village named Emmaus, about eleven kilometres from Jerusalem. They did not recognise him at first. As they came near the village to which they were going, Jesus as acted as if he were going farther. 2 He did not want to go into the village for fear of being recognised. On another occasion he met some disciples. They were terri- fied, thinking that they were seeing a ghost. But he said to them, ‘Why are you alarmed? Why are these doubts coming up in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet and see that it is I myself. Feel me, and you will know, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you can see I have. ’ He said this and showed them his hands and his feet. Then he asked them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ They gave him a piece of cooked fish, which he took and ate in their presence. ’3 In this way Jesus as proved to them that he was the same person and not a ghost. The Bible also tells us that when Thomas, one of his disciples, 1. Mark 16:7 2. Luke 24:28 3. Luke 24:37–43