The Redeemer lives- part 2

Luke 24:36-53
36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43And he took it, and did eat before them. 44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48And ye are witnesses of these things. 49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

To continue on from the previous post, I want to point out that the 2 men have returned to Jerusalem (15miles round trip) and are telling the other disciples what had happened to them that day. If we look at John 20:19 we see that the disciples where hiding for fear of the Jews. Their leader was dead, it was rumored that they had taken his body, and they where known followers of someone who had been crucified 3 days prior. They where human and they where scared. They did not understand what Jesus had been telling them, and that lack of understanding led them to fear and disbelief. But here comes Jesus!! He gives the first 2 men time to make it all the way back to Jerusalem and as they are telling the others what happened He appears to verify their words.
Jesus offers the men comfort because the disciples are now afraid that Jesus is a ghost. The human brain is so foolish sometimes. At this point, it was easier for them to believe that the ghost of Jesus had just shown up than to believe that he had risen from the dead. Jesus patiently shows them that he is flesh. Ghost do not have skin and do not need to eat. He washes away their doubts. He is truly a risen savior. A ghost and a dead man have no power to save, but Jesus is neither. He is risen.

These men who where hiding from the Jews for fear of their lives, follow Jesus out to Bethany and then we see them continually in the temple praising and blessing God. The fear is gone! The knowledge of a risen Savior set these men free and filled them with hope and joy in a way that nothing else ever could.