JesusX30 Challenge—Scene 27: THE ULTIMATE VICTORY
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1. Key Texts
• Matthew 28
• Mark 16
• Luke 24
• John 20–21
• 1 Corinthians 15 (theological reflection)
2. Date & Place
• Spring 29 AD, the third day after Jesus’ crucifixion.
• Locations: the garden tomb near Golgotha, the roads around Jerusalem, private homes, and Bethany.
• Early morning discovery by women, followed by multiple resurrection appearances throughout the day.
3. Main Account
A. The Empty Tomb (Early Sunday Morning)
• Women—Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and others—arrive with spices to complete burial.
• Stone rolled away; body gone; linen cloths folded.
• Angelic messengers: “Why do you seek the living among the dead?”
• First witnesses are women—historically unlikely, showing authenticity.
B. Mary Magdalene’s Encounter (John 20)
• Mary remains, grieving; assumes theft.
• Jesus speaks her name—recognition through relationship.
• “Do not cling to me”—invitation into a new phase of mission, not nostalgia.
C. Peter & John Investigate (John 20)
• They run to the tomb; evidence suggests not theft but authority and intention.
• Belief begins before understanding fully forms.
D. The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24)
• Two disciples walk in discouragement: “We had hoped…”
• Jesus interprets Scripture; recognition comes in the breaking of bread.
• Revelation leads to mission—they hurry back to Jerusalem.
E. Appearance to the Disciples (Luke 24; John 20)
• Behind locked doors, Jesus greets them with “Peace.”
• Shows wounds, eats with them—bodily resurrection, not apparition.
• Fear meets presence; panic meets peace.
F. Thomas’ Encounter (John 20)
• Thomas doubts; Jesus invites him to touch the scars.
• “My Lord and my God”—the most explicit confession of Jesus’ divinity in the Gospels.
• Blessing for future believers: faith rooted in trustworthy witness.
G. Resurrection Body & Scars
• Jesus is physical yet transformed—continuity and new creation.
• Scars remain visible: suffering is not erased but redeemed.
4. Main Point
• The resurrection is not resuscitation—it is new creation breaking in.
• Death, the greatest power in the ancient world, has been confronted and overturned.
• The risen Jesus meets people personally, restoring hope and calling them into mission.
• This moment reveals that the Kingdom advances not through spectacle, but through renewed lives.
5. Exegetical Insight
• “Why seek the living among the dead?” echoes prophetic patterns of renewal (Isa 25:8).
• Jesus as “firstfruits” (1 Cor 15:20) frames resurrection as the beginning of a cosmic harvest.
• Clothing left behind in order suggests sovereignty—Jesus rises by his own authority.
• Recognition in Emmaus occurs in breaking bread—a reversal of Genesis: eyes opened now to glory, not shame.
6. Reflection Questions
• Where am I still “seeking the living among the dead”—clinging to what God has moved beyond?
• How might Jesus be speaking my name in places of grief or confusion?
• What Emmaus road am I walking—and how might Christ be beside me unnoticed?
• Do I live as if resurrection is an event in the past or a reality transforming the present?
7. Action Step / Challenge
• Look for one “resurrection sign” this week—an unexpected place where renewal is happening.
• Practice resurrection vision: reframe one disappointment through hope rather than despair.
• Share one act of courage, forgiveness, or restoration as a way of living the resurrection story forward.
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This 30-day challenge is based on my book trilogy entitled Jesus: The Strategic Life and Mission of the Messiah and His Movement (3 Volumes, Hekhal Publishing Co., 2025).
You can buy or borrow the trilogy at:
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