RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES AND ASCENSION (40 days)

❷ Friday night or Saturday morning (Sabbath): A guard stationed at the tomb to prevent “fake” resurrection

27:62-66

Saturday evening: The women bought spices to anoint Jesus’ body (cf. already done by Nicodemus in John 19:39-40)

28:1

16:1

❸ Earthquake, rolling away of the stone, and fright of the Roman guards

28:2-4

Sunday (early morning, yet dark): Mary Magdalene went to the tomb ... saw the stone rolled away and left hurriedly to tell Peter and John

20:1-2

Early dawn: The OTHER women arrived and met the angels who told them that Jesus has risen and they were to tell the disciples.

28:5-8
One angel

16:2-8
• One angel
• Afraid, they said nothing

24:1-8
Two angels

Peter and John rushed to the tomb ... saw the empty tomb and the orderly arrangement of the grave clothes

(24:12)

20:3-8
John believed

(First) Appearance to Mary Magdalene
Message to His brethren about His coming ascension

16:9

20:11-17

Appearance to the other women
Message to His brethren to go back to Galilee to meet Him

28:9-10

Mary and other women tell the apostles
But they did not believe the women

16:10-11

24:9-11

20:18

The guards report to the Jewish rulers who bribed them to say that the disciples stole Jesus’ body

28:11-15

Road to Emmaus

Appearance to two disciples on road to Emmaus

16:12-13

24:13-32
(one of them, Cleopas)

Jerusalem,
Upper room?

Two disciples report to the apostles

(who were discussing Jesus’ appearance to Peter v 34 cf. 1 Cor. 15:5)

24:33-35

Appearance to 2 disciples + 10 apostles sans Thomas

(FIRST pronouncement of the Great Commission)

24:36-43

20:19-23

Doors were shut

Jerusalem?

One week later: Appearance to the 11 apostles (including Thomas)

16:14

1 Cor. 15:5

20:24-31

Sea of Galilee

Appearance to the 7 disciples + Catch of 153 fish

(Peter’s three-fold confession of his love for Jesus)

21:1-25

Mountain in Galilee

Appearance to the 11 apostles + 500 (?)

(SECOND pronouncement of the Great Commission)

28:16-20

1 Cor. 15:6

Galilee?

Appearance to His half-brother, James

1 Cor. 15:7a

Jerusalem

Appearance to the 11 apostles

(THIRD pronouncement of the Great Commission)

16:15-18

24:44-49

Acts 1:3-8

Mt of Olives

Final appearance and the ascension

(FOURTH pronouncement of the Great Commission)

16:19-20

24:50-53

Acts 1:9-12