The Appearances

THE APPEARANCES

Post-Resurrection in Matthew
28:8-10
Greets the women coming from tomb
Accepts worship from the women
Instructs women to not be afraid
Instructs women to tell disciples to go to Galilee
28:16-20
Accepts worship from disciples
Claims to have been given all authority
Commissions them to make more disciples
Promises His enduring presence

Post-Resurrection in Mark (disputed text)
16:9-11 Appears to Mary Magdalene
16:12-13 Appears to 2 disciples on road
16:14-18
Appears to the 11 as they ate
Rebukes them for their lack of faith
Rebukes them for not believing witnesses
Commissions them to preach the good news
Tells them sings that will accompany them
16:19 Ascends to heaven
16:20 Works with the disciples

Post Resurrection in Luke-Acts
24:13-35
Meets with 2 disciples as they traveled
Rebukes them for foolishness/unbelief
Explains OT in light of Himself
Breaks bread in their home
Disappears from their sight
24:36-53
Meets with the disciples in peace
Offers evidence of His physicality
Opens their minds to understand OT
Commissions disciples as witnesses
Instructs them that He will send the promise
Instructs them to stay in Jerusalem until then
Taken into heaven as He blesses them
1:1-9
Instructs them to wait in Jerusalem for gift/Spirit
Commissions disciples as witnesses
Ascends until hidden by cloud

Post-Resurrection in John
20:14-18
Appears to Mary Magdalene
Tells Mary not to hold on to Him
Tells Mary to tell the disciples He’s going to God
20:19-25
Meets with the disciples in peace
Offers evidence of His physicality
Sends the disciples
Breathes on them the gift of the Holy Spirit
20:26-29
Meets with the disciples in peace
Offers evidence of His physicality to Thomas
States blessing over those who believe w/o seeing
21:1-23
Appears to disciples as they were fishing
Provides them with a miraculous catch
Ate with the disciples
Talked with Peter