Book of Luke - Ch. 24, Vs. 30-36 (02/13/2005)

We're going to be in Luke chapter 24 verse 30 today Luke 24 30

This is the story that the two men along the way that Didn't recognize

Jesus for a little while We get to read the part here where they did

Luke 24 30 we're a little early this afternoon. So Okay, here we go

And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them he took bread and blessed it and break it and gave it to them and Their eyes were opened and they knew him and he vanished out of their sight

This is interesting to look at the words in verse 31 because the word opened in the

Greek is two little Greek words and And Dia is how it starts

Means thoroughly that's one of the things it means and when you add that to the front of the word It means whatever that word is, but thoroughly so what it means is open thoroughly

So their eyes were open thoroughly not just open, but they were just boom

You know, they were they were in blindness. They couldn't understand it. They didn't see it and all of a sudden

Open thoroughly completely open very strong word in The Greek now the word knew where it says and they knew him.

This is an interesting word because It means to know upon Some mark now think about what that means a minute to know upon some mark

It's almost like a landmark if you know when you're driving, you know where you are by the buildings you're around That's how

I drive. I never know the street names. I just go by how it looks It means to recognize but the reason it means to recognize because it means that there was something a mark that they saw that made them recognize and So when he opened their eyes thoroughly they knew him

By something about him that was a mark that they recognized that they had seen before That's the connotation of the word and as soon as their eyes were open and they knew him it says he vanished

Now in the Greek, it doesn't read quite the same way in the English where it says and he vanished out of their sight

It literally reads this way and And he caused himself to be out of their sight

Isn't that interesting? It's a little different and Their eyes were open and they knew him and he caused himself to be out of their sight

So was he still there? perhaps Doesn't mean he left it just means he caused himself to be where they could not visibly see him

And verse 32 and they said one to another did not our heart burn within us

While he talked with us by the way and while he opened to us the scriptures

This word opened is very interesting It means to open thoroughly the same exact word.

We saw a while ago when it said he opened their eyes So now it says he opened the scriptures thoroughly

Unto them because their eyes were open Their heart burned.

What kind of heartburn was this? This was interesting Because when you read it in the

English, it says their hearts burned when you read it in the Greek It says Jesus set their hearts on fire

See the difference it is active from the point of view of Jesus doing the work

Passive from the point of view of the the people But it's not like their heart just burned in and of itself

It literally reads to be set on fire to be kindled or to be consumed with fire.

And so it is that Jesus caused their hearts to burn and They rose up the same hour and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven gathered together and them that were with them now

They're ready to be good witnesses, aren't they because their hearts are burning. That's what makes a good witness for the

Lord Saying the Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon Simon one lion this time.

He wasn't bragging He was telling the truth It really happened that way because we saw him and they told what things were done in the way and how he was known of them in breaking of bread and As they thus spoke

Jesus himself Stood in the midst of them and said unto them peace be unto you

So he was known in the breaking of bread that speaks of fellowship. That's how he's known now

He's known today Isn't it interesting that he is with us think of him as With us in fellowship, but having made himself invisible

Having made himself to vanish but it doesn't mean vanish It means he caused himself to be out of their sight

So he is with us in that same manner and as we fellowship with him

We know him In the breaking of bread First John 1 1 says that which was from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes

Which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the word of life For the life was manifested and we have seen it and bear witness and show unto you that eternal life

Which was with the father and was manifested unto us That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you that you also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with The father and with his son

Jesus Christ and these things right way into you that your joy may be full this then is the message which we have heard of him and declared you that God is light and In him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness. We lie and Do not the truth

I think that's where we'll stop today We'll start with verse 37