Below is a list of 11 appearances of our Lord Jesus Christ after his resurrection (to which is added the post-ascension appearance to Paul). Is this correct? Is this all of them? Your thoughts?
The appearances of our Lord Jesus after His resurrection
Before his ascension
After his ascension
- To Mary Magdalene, Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18.
- To Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James, Matthew 28:9-10.
- To Peter, Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5.
- To Cleopas and another disciple on the road to Emmaus, Luke 24:13-35.
- To the apostles at Jerusalem, except for Thomas, Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25.
- To the eleven Apostles at Jerusalem, i.e., with Thomas, John 20:26-29.
- To the disciples by the Sea of Galilee, John 21:1-25.
- To the apostles on a mountain in Galilee, Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18.
- To over five hundred brethren, 1 Corinthians 15:6.
- To James the brother of the Lord, 1 Corinthians 15:7.
- To the apostles at Jerusalem before his ascension, Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:3-12.
- To Paul, Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:8.
How many appearances?
Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by rlvaughn, Jan 23, 2020.
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Some time before Jesus appeared to Saul, Stephen had ". . . said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. . . ." -- Acts of the Apostles 7:56.
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To the twelve, 1 Corinthians 15:5.
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56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts of the Apostles 7 -
I Cor 16 says more than 500 people saw Jesus alive after the resurrection.
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Steven Yeadon Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Great resource, thank you all. I wonder if there were even more incidents of Jesus appearing to the saints after His resurrection.I am reminded of John 21:25 NASB:
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written. -
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Thanks for the comments and addition. When I started this, I was thinking mostly about Jesus's appearances the earth in bodily form after his resurrection and before his ascension. Then I decided to add Paul, based on his wording in 1 Corinthians 15:8. I didn't think to include Stephen since he saw him in heaven, and concerning John in Revelation, I usually think of that more as a vision. Though he certainly did see Jesus, what he saw was quite different from the Lord's post resurrection appearances -- Revelation 1:14-15 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
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And #6 to eleven.
Well I'm stumped.
Oh, and I also see another unlisted reference, v. 7 'all the apostles' -
Marooncat79 Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I think that there are either 15 or 17. I cannot remember
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I would expect to see those incorporated somehow, or at least mentioned, if it's supposed to be an exhaustive list.
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Paul's manner of writing in 1 Corinthians 15 at the least implies, if not states, that the way he saw the Lord was of a kind like all the previous mentions. -
The recorded appearances of our Lord Jesus after His resurrection
Before his ascension
- To Mary Magdalene, Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18.
- To Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James, Matthew 28:9-10.
- To Peter, Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5.
- To the twelve, an unspecified mention that may include Matthias, 1 Corinthians 15:5.
- To Cleopas and another disciple on the road to Emmaus, Luke 24:13-35.
- To the apostles at Jerusalem, except for Thomas, Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25.
- To the eleven Apostles at Jerusalem, i.e., with Thomas, John 20:26-29.
- To the disciples by the Sea of Galilee, John 21:1-25.
- To the apostles on a mountain in Galilee, Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18.
- To over five hundred brethren, 1 Corinthians 15:6.
- To James the brother of the Lord, 1 Corinthians 15:7.
- To the apostles at Jerusalem before his ascension, Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:3-12; 1 Corinthians 15:7.
- To Paul, Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:8.
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