Rev. Shawn Linnell, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair, NE, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 24:1-12.
St. Luke’s carefully arranged timeline establishes Jesus’ resurrection as the beginning of a new creation, the eighth day on which Jesus makes all things new. The women were faithful followers of Jesus as they went to the tomb to anoint His body, but like everyone else, they did not fully comprehend what Jesus had taught them. The two angels announce the Easter Gospel to the women: Jesus is the Living One! The words that He had spoken to them were the proof. As they remembered His Words, they went and told the eleven and the other disciples, who thought their words to be an idle tale. Peter went to the tomb and saw for himself, yet he too could still only marvel. The glorious truth of Jesus’ resurrection makes all the difference; because Jesus has risen, so will we and all who trust in Him.
“The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. Luke. The Evangelist wrote his well-researched account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection so that Theophilus would have certainty concerning the things he had been taught. As we still read the Word of God recorded by St. Luke, our gracious Lord gives us that same certainty that Jesus is our Savior.
