The Lord Meeting With The Believers In Resurrection
THE LORD MEETING WITH
THE BELIEVERS IN RESURRECTION
In the evening on the day of His resurrec tion the Lord met with His disciples for the first time since being resurrected. John 20:20 says "And having said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord."
FULFILLING THE PROMISE TO MEET WITH THE DISCIPLES
FOR THEIR JOY
This was a fulfillment of the Lord's promise in 16:19 and 22, where He said, "You therefore now indeed have sorrow; but I shall see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you." Now the disciples saw the newborn "child" (16:21), who was the resurrected Lord born in His resurrection as the Son of God (Acts 13:33). As we shall now see, this fulfill ment by His coming back to His disciples brought them five blessings: His presence, His peace, His