What does Luke 24:23 mean?
Earlier this morning, a group of women went to Jesus' tomb. They gathered spices to cover His body, though they didn't know how they would get the job done. His tomb had been covered with a larger stone (Mark 16:1–3).When they arrived, however, the stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty. Mary Magdalene ran off to tell Peter and John (John 20:1–2). The others looked inside. Over the course of the next few minutes, they found themselves speaking with two angels. One of the angels said, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise" (Luke 24:5–7).
The angels then told them to tell the male disciples.
The women suddenly remembered that Jesus had said He would die and rise again three days later (Luke 24:8). Not knowing whether to be terrified or elated, they left to tell the men. As they went, Jesus found them. They worshiped Him, and He reiterated the instructions to tell the men (Matthew 28:7–10).
When the women reached the room where the men were hiding, Cleopas was there. He heard the women's story but couldn't understand it. He and a friend decided to go to the village of Emmaus and spent their walk discussing what they'd experienced. When a stranger asked what they were talking about, Cleopas told Him. He won't realize until later, when they sit at dinner, that this stranger is Jesus.
