Title First Easter Humor/Luke 24:36-43
Content First Easter Humor
Luke 24:36-43
It was late evening on the first day after the Sabbath. The disciples of Jesus, the two disciples who had returned from going down to Emmaus, and some other saints were gathering at the house of a friend in Jerusalem. They were constantly suffering from the aftermath of shock and shock. When I think of the scene where Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom I believed was the hope of Israel, was tragically arrested and horribly killed yesterday, fear came anew and I was lost in a sense of despair that the hope I had hoped for had been shattered. “It’s over now. Our faith and God's promises have been destroyed!” They didn't talk to each other, but they couldn't escape this common doubt and helplessness. It was the disciples who came up from Emmaus who broke that somber mood.
“Jesus is risen. He took part in our conversations as we went on the road, and he certainly revealed himself when he broke bread with us.” The people in the room are nervous. "right. For Jesus to be our Savior and our life, He must first rise Himself from the dead. If Jesus was resurrected, the problem would be different.” But they were still dubious. “According to Jesus’ words, he would have risen, but there must have been such a thing in the world. You can't believe it until we see it and touch it.” That was then. There was no sign of anyone opening the door, and all of a sudden, yes. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the Lord stood in the middle of the room and spoke. “Peace be with you”
What did the Lord's words, “Peace be with you,” sounded to the people in the room? “Saints, do not doubt in your heart and do not be afraid. I am indeed resurrected. Your faith is sure and my promises are not broken. Rest assured, brothers and sisters. Your eternal life has been secured and has already begun.” The people were startled. Their minds were confused, and the thoughts that came to mind in the confusion were ghosts and spirits. If not, how could it appear so suddenly? They tried to turn the inexplicable fact into a spiritual phenomenon. “It must be a spiritual phenomenon. We were longing for it, so it appeared like a hallucination in a vision.” Jesus knows what is in their hearts and says. “Why are you afraid, and why do doubts arise in your heart? Look at my hands and feet, and know that it is me; touch me. A spirit does not have flesh and bones, but as you see I have.”
The people in the room touched the resurrected Lord one after another. He touched the nailed wrists and ankles, and some touched the spear-marked side. “How can a dead person come back to life? Can a person who was struggling in pain just yesterday, bleeding and exhausted, survive with such a healthy body?” They must have expressed the questions we have today through their actions. And one of them, the Apostle John, writes in his epistle, 1 John 1:1: “As for the word of life from the beginning, which we have heard, and which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched with our hands.” However, the person who is not simple is once again tilted. “The spirit is good, but the matter is evil. The resurrected thing is the spirit and not the body.” A strand of Greek knowledge and rational thinking system begins to build a house in our hearts. Jesus knows it and says it. “Do you have anything to eat here?” The disciples hurriedly offered a piece of grilled fish. Jesus receives it and eats it deliciously. “It tastes good even if the liver isn’t right”
The gnostic and philosophical thinking system of the Greek dualism that the resurrected body is not the flesh and that the resurrected body will avoid material has been completely overcome. Everything that God created is good, and the resurrected body is a glorified body that transcends time and space and is free to eat and drink. It was like Anselm, proving the existence of God, saying that the perfection of God is a God-given concept in the human mind. The Lord's resurrection was also very fitting for the perfect, marvelous, and glorious spiritual body of the resurrection that we believers hoped for. This was the first thing that happened on Easter 2000 years ago. Isn't this perhaps the loving humor of the Risen Lord?
Humor is a wit that flashes in the midst of confidence and leisure, humor. The resurrected Jesus wanted to comfort the hearts of the broken hearts of his disciples as much as they were heartbroken because of his death. That is why the Lord, who triumphed over the powers of sin and death, appeared with ease and generously resolved all their human, intellectual, and experiential doubts. Jesus took off his hands and feet, and John wrote down to his side, so that they could see and touch him. This made it possible for them to overcome their profound discouragement. “I was surprised. don't be afraid You too will wear a body like this. When I come back, the body that will suddenly change will be the same as mine.” Moreover, he completely reassured them by eating a piece of grilled fish. He made us to rejoice and rejoice in the risen Lord by dispelling all doubts. They must have embraced the resurrected Jesus who had reached the conviction of the resurrection faith. They were amazed by Jesus' humor, but because of the love and sure hope in it, they now fear nothing of the world, neither death, nor tomorrow.
Dear friends of Easter 2005, may you rejoice in our Lord's humor at Easter. In the Lord, not only the spirit was resurrected, but the spirit and body were completely resurrected. The Lord of the Resurrection is our Savior and King, the surety of our Resurrection. The meaning of king here is different from the worldly meaning. The Bible speaks of a king as being the absolute owner of the lives and lives of his people, and he is the one with unlimited responsibility. In John 21, when Jesus tells what kind of death Peter will bring to glorify God, Peter turns and sees John and asks Jesus. “Lord, what will happen to this man?” Jesus makes a meaningful statement. “If I want him to stay until I come, what does it matter to you? Follow me.”