Luke 24:16
But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.
In the aftermath of the crucifixion, some of the most important doctrines and teaching of the church are revealed. Perhaps none more as important as the truth we see in the above passage. The verse is taken out of the middle of the story of the two men who were walking on the road out of Jerusalem, only to be joined, unknowingly, by the resurrected Jesus. As Jesus pretended to know nothing about the crucifixion events, these men were amazed at His lack of being "in-touch" with the story of the day ... of the century. However, for a couple of guys who seemed to know the whole story, they still did not recognize Jesus. Why? Because Jesus had not revealed Himself to them. This entire section contains example after example of Jesus revealing Himself to people so that they would believe in Him. Each time HE INITIATES the revelation. He broke down the Scripture for these men and they eventually were allowed by Jesus to see Him. Jesus did the same thing for the disciples later. These passages teach us that the revelation of Jesus is totally dependent upon Jesus making Himself known. When we seek Him, He must be the one who reveals Himself to us. He does so through the Scripture and the ministry of the Spirit. When we approach God we need to do so, at His mercy and His revelation. He will reveal Himself to us. We simply approach by faith, not by our intellect. These men and the disciples knew intellectually what had happened. But, they needed Jesus to reveal Himself to them spiritually.
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