December 21 / Mark 16:12-13

Mark 16:12-13

Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.

“Notice what you notice.” Really, Fred, only two verses today…? Well, that was the Chronological Bible breakdown. And admittedly, two verses would have been sufficient if, in fact, they had had a bit more substance. However, these two verses are only a totally shortened version of Luke’s “Road to Emmaus” event. So, less significant… Maybe.

HOWEVER (and with Scripture there’s always a “however”), it’s still a case of Scripture “proving” Scripture. Luke has a very long account of this event, which we will read in the next three days. But different aspects of Mark’s short note about this Jesus encounter proves the Luke account – that there were two of them (an exact number), that they were walking in the country (on a road to another town), and that He appeared in another form… (v. 12). This last item is particularly intriguing in that Mark’s account (…in another form…) also “proves” John’s account from yesterday of Mary Magdalene not recognizing Jesus and supposing Him to be the gardener.

Finally, in these two verses we have another statement of the rest of the disciples not believing the two men’s account of Jesus appearing to them (again “proving” his own and Luke’s accounts of the disciples not believing the women’s reports). It’s one thing for the disciples not to believe the women (they were women, after all!), but now the disciples are failing to believe the men’s account. And failing to believe Jesus’ own predictions of His Resurrection…! Impossible to believe? It must have been! Let’s give “Doubting Thomas” some space!

So, only two verses. What can we learn from only two verses…??!!

Slava Bohu!