Appearance of Jesus Christ to More than Five Hundred Disciples

By: Fr. Seraphim SlobodskoyRead time: 1 min read4302 Hits

The Appearance of Jesus Christ to More than Five Hundred Disciples

Now, as Jesus Christ had directed them, the eleven apostles went to the mountain in Galilee. There more than five hundred disciples came to them. Then, Jesus Christ appeared before them all. Seeing Him they worshiped Him, but some of them doubted.

Jesus Christ came and said to them, “All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; lo and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Amen.”

Then, Jesus Christ appeared separately to James.

Thus, in the course of forty days after His resurrection, Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples, giving much conclusive evidence of His resurrection, and He talked with them about the Kingdom of God.


 

Notes: See the Gospels of Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-16 (not in English versions); I Corinthians 15:6-8; and the Acts of the Apostles 1:3.

(from: The Law of God by Fr. Seraphim Slobodskoy)