The Emmaus Road Encounter: Luke 24:13-35
In our last time together we stood in awe at the forty days between the resurrection and Pentecost and asked, What happened next? Today we zoom in on one of the most tender and instructive moments in those forty days—the Emmaus Road encounter. This is not a children’s story or a vague legend. This is eyewitness history recorded by the beloved physician Luke under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. It shows us exactly how the risen Christ deals with discouraged, confused, and heartbroken believers. Turn with me to Luke 24, beginning at verse 13 (KJV): “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened.” These two disciples—Cleopas and his companion (possibly his wife)—were walking away from Jerusalem. Their dreams had died on Calvary. The One they thought would redeem Israel had been crucified. The tomb was empty, but they still did not understa...