Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form...

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I don't quite understand Mark 16:12- "Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country." What different form and why?

-- Mark Advent (adventm5477@earthlink.net), April 09, 2004

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The Gill new testement offers this.

he appeared in another form: it seems to have been the form, or habit of a gardener that he appeared in to Mary; since she thought him to be one, and to be the gardener that belonged to the garden, in which the sepulchre was: but now it was in another form, or habit, that he appeared; very likely in the habit of a Scribe, or doctor; since he took upon him to expound the Scriptures to the persons he appeared to; as also took bread, and blessed it, when at supper with them, (Luke 24:27,30) . According to the Jewish canons

``if two persons eat together, and one of them is a Scribe, and the other an unlearned man, (Krbm rpwo) , "the Scribe blesses", and the unlearned man is excused.''

This is not to be understood of any change in the shape of his body, or the features of his face; for as soon as their eyes were opened, which had been before held, they knew him perfectly well: whereas, if there had been such an alteration made in him, that he could not have been known for the same, there would have been no need of holding their eyes, that they should not know him, (Luke 24:16,31) . This appearance was

I personallythink he was waiting untuil they where all gathered to make his appearance known, so he augmented his form to prevent them for prematurly recognising him.But thats just me.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), April 09, 2004.


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