The After-Easter Story

my little friend and her Easter "buddies"

"At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn't see who He was." (John 21:4)

The week leading up to Resurrection Sunday [Easter] is a very familiar story, but where was Jesus the day after Easter? And the day after that? And the day after that?

In John chapter 20, the Bible tells us that on the first Easter Sunday, Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene outside the empty tomb and to the some of His disciples that evening behind locked doors. Eight days later, Jesus let Thomas put his doubting fingers into His wounds.

John chapter 21 tells the story of the resurrected Jesus appearing again at dawn to His disciples on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

First Corinthians 15:6 records that Jesus appeared to more than 500 of His followers at one time.

And according to Acts 1:3, after His suffering on the cross, death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus appeared alive to the apostles from time to time over a period of 40 days, and He talked to them about the Kingdom of God.

"And after He had said these things, [Jesus] was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They said, 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.'" (Acts 1:9-11)

"[Jesus] was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God." (Mark 16:19)

And today, April 13, 2020, Christ Jesus who died, yes, rather who was raised, is at the right hand of God interceding for us. (Romans 8:34)

In other words, beloved, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is praying for you today.