While the women were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground.
Luke 24:4-5
The dazzling garments suggest the other-worldly character of these “two men.” When the two disciples on the way to Emmaus later talk about this incident, they will say that the women reported that they had seen “a vision of angels.”
At the beginning of Luke’s Gospel an angel explained to shepherds about the birth at Bethlehem.
Now, at the end of Luke’s Gospel, angels will explain to these women what happened at Calvary. What happened there was also a birth.
The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy. His terrible death at Calvary – to everyone’s surprise – also brought joy.
God seemed absent during the crucifixion, but God was very much present. Through it God brought about a new day, a new time in history, an unprecedented continuing presence of the Spirit on this earth.
Through the resurrection and sending of the Spirit, God is present and active in our world in a new way.
God is present and active in my life now, and will be all day. Today, what I need to do is turn off the “mute button” and listen to God's voice as He speaks to me.
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