Apr. 20, 2025

Since this is Easter Sunday we are going to jump forward t Luke Chapter 24 and the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Luke Easter Lesson Study Questions

1.    on the first day of the week, very early in the morning. “This became the day of __________ worship (cf. Acts 20:7). The change from the traditional and biblical Sabbath is in itself a strong _________ of the Resurrection because it shows the strength of the disciples’ conviction about what happened on that day.” 

2.    . “This lack of spectacular detail itself speaks for the __________ of the New Testament documents. There is no attempt on the part of the writers to _________ the event of the Resurrection.”

3.    The stone was not rolled away to let Jesus ____. John 20:19 tells us that Jesus, in His resurrection body, could pass through material barriers. The stone was rolled away away so that others could see ___ and be persuaded that Jesus Christ was and is risen from the dead.

4.    Two men stood by them in shining garments: Even as angels announced the birth of Jesus, (Luke 2:8-15) so they also announced the resurrection of Jesus. The announcement of His birth was made to a few humble people, considered ____________ by the culture; His resurrection announced by angels to a few _______.

5.    He is not here: These were some of the most beautiful and _________ words ever spoken by an angel to men. One may look all over Jerusalem and see countless thousands of tombs, but one will never find the tomb of _______ – because He is not here.

6.    And they remembered His words: The first notes of hope were sounded in the hearts of the women when they ___________ Jesus’ words. The empty tomb, the presence of angels, the words of the angels in and of themselves could not change their hearts – but His _______ could change and cheer their hearts.

7.    Their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them: Despite their excitement, the ___________ of the women was not believed. In fact, to the apostles, it seemed as if the women told idle ______, a medical word used to describe the babbling of a fevered and insane man (according to Barclay).

8.    But Peter arose and ran to the tomb: We know from John 20:3-8 that both Peter and John ran to the tomb together. They saw grave clothes, but not as if they had been ripped off after a struggle. They saw the grave clothes of Jesus lying in perfect order, as if a body had just passed out of them (John 20:6-7). 

9.    “Luke almost certainly obtained his information from one of the two disciples, and probably in writing. The account has all the effect of personal experience.” 

10.    What things? In saying this, Jesus skillfully played along with the conversation, encouraging the men to reveal their hearts. Even though He knew their hearts, there was value in them saying it to Jesus.

11.    Jesus wanted to know from them what He wants to know from us today: can we believe without seeing with our own eyes? We can believe and must believe based on the reliable eyewitness testimony of other people.

12.    And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself: Jesus began to teach them what was surely one of the most spectacular Bible studies ever taught. Beginning in Moses and all the Prophets, He told them all about the Messiah.