kujo Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I was discussing this today with a few of my friends. When Jesus appeared to His disciples after the Resurrection, they were unable to recognize Him. Why was this? We came up with a few possible explanations: 1. Their disbelief and doubt clouded their vision, causing them to not recognize the Lord. 2. Jesus appeared different than He had appeared prior to His death. 3. They were not paying attention. Each of these scenarios has components of truth. However, I proposed that it is possible that Jesus actually looked physically different than before. Not a drastic change, but enough that He could be mistaken. For, in the days leading up to His Passion, Jesus must have been becoming increasingly worried and stressed. And, during the Agony in the Garden, Christ bore all of humanity's sins becoming so worried that we are told that He began to sweat blood (hemitidrosis). Thus, it's fair to say that His followers became acclamated to a harsher-looking Jesus. And, after His Glorious Resurrection, His appearance had to be different, for His body had been restored. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) One also has to take into account his Glorified Body. We are told of a few changes that happened after the Resurrection, such as Christ being able to enter a closed room and such. Maybe his body was not just restored, but possibly looked different. I don't want to say "more complete" or something like that, but maybe the glorified body holds something that we lack here on Earth that would make him unrecognizable. Not positive on what Church teaching would be about this. Edited April 12, 2007 by CatholicCid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 [quote name='CatholicCid' post='1239450' date='Apr 12 2007, 01:33 AM']One also has to take into account his Glorified Body. We are told of a few changes that happened after the Resurrection, such as Christ being able to enter a closed room and such. Maybe his body was not just restored, but possibly looked different.[/quote] He's Jesus....He could do what He wants because HE'S GOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) It was my understanding Christ did not fully reveal Himself to them yet. "But their eyes were held, that they should not know him." Douay-Rheims "but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him." NAB Edited April 12, 2007 by KnightofChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 He may have been wearing glasses Hey it worked for Superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got2luvjc Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 well I don't think I would've believed my eyes, He was supposed to be dead! I would've been happy to see Him, but if my mind knows He's dead, and here He is alive, it contradicts everything I knew about science and death, therefore unbelievable (this is all if I was a woman in the third decade AD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) [quote name='hot stuff' post='1239496' date='Apr 11 2007, 11:48 PM']He may have been wearing glasses Hey it worked for Superman[/quote] Close, jokes aside, He did "[url="http://www.drbo.org/chapter/48016.htm"]appear in another shape[/url]" to the two, He, Christ looked different. He had a glorified body, which He would not allow Mary Magdalena to touch, perhaps He did not allow the two disciples see. Edited April 12, 2007 by KnightofChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 [quote name='got2luvjc' post='1239550' date='Apr 12 2007, 02:04 AM']well I don't think I would've believed my eyes, He was supposed to be dead! I would've been happy to see Him, but if my mind knows He's dead, and here He is alive, it contradicts everything I knew about science and death, therefore unbelievable (this is all if I was a woman in the third decade AD)[/quote] I don't know if it's an issue of them not believing their eyes. After all, this isn't Ripley's Believe It or Not. Rather, I think that there was a physical change in Jesus' appearance. [quote name='KnightofChrist' post='1239583' date='Apr 12 2007, 02:16 AM']Close, jokes aside, He did "[url="http://www.drbo.org/chapter/48016.htm"]appear in another shape[/url]" to the two, He, Christ looked different. He had a glorified body, which He would not allow Mary Magdalena to touch, perhaps He did not allow the two disciples see.[/quote] Do we know anything, from Scripture or Tradition, about this "glorified body?" Is it something unique to Christ's Resurrection or is it something we will all experience when Christ establishes His Kingdom on Earth? And what is different about the "glorified body" as opposed to our regular terrestrial body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReinnieR Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 [quote name='hot stuff' post='1239496' date='Apr 12 2007, 12:48 AM']He may have been wearing glasses Hey it worked for Superman[/quote] glasses weren't invented yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 There was a speaker who came to a local parish in my diocese who was explaining that Jesus was unrecognizable because of the scourging, beating and crucifixion. Apparently, the speaker was saying that this is how He appeared to the apostles and this is why He was not recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 [quote name='ReinnieR' post='1239778' date='Apr 12 2007, 09:31 AM']glasses weren't invented yet[/quote] He could have used see-through rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullTruth Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) Why couldn't the apostles realized Jesus was walking with them. I think it is a combination of the first and third option. These men were so concerned with the loss of Jesus Christ, and how their lives weren't going to be as fulfilling for them anymore (focused on self in other words), that Jesus Christ was with them and they didn't recognize him because they weren't paying attention to him. That is a lesson us saints need to really realize. When things are not going well with us, we need to realize God is still with us, and we can go to him, and let him speak wisdom into that situation. Too many times saints just focus on the problems, and forget our source of wisdom and blessings. So Jesus could be there with us at that moment, and we don't recognize that, so we miss out on a blessing. Edited April 12, 2007 by FullTruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo the Wanderer Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 [quote name='FullTruth' post='1240286' date='Apr 12 2007, 05:47 PM']Why couldn't the apostles realized Jesus was walking with them. I think it is a combination of the first and third option. These men were so concerned with the loss of Jesus Christ, and how their lives weren't going to be as fulfilling for them anymore (focused on self in other words), that Jesus Christ was with them and they didn't recognize him because they weren't paying attention to him. That is a lesson us saints need to really realize. When things are not going well with us, we need to realize God is still with us, and we can go to him, and let him speak wisdom into that situation. Too many times saints just focus on the problems, and forget our source of wisdom and blessings. So Jesus could be there with us at that moment, and we don't recognize that, so we miss out on a blessing.[/quote] Well put, FT. We must always remember who the story is about....us. Perfect illustration of how we fail to see Christ before our very eyes every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullTruth Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 [quote name='Groo the Wanderer' post='1240603' date='Apr 12 2007, 10:44 PM']Well put, FT. We must always remember who the story is about....us. Perfect illustration of how we fail to see Christ before our very eyes every day.[/quote] Thanks Groo, God is wonderful, and has always been a constant source of strength and wisdom in my life, especially in these trying times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomaly Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 [quote name='dUSt' post='1240254' date='Apr 12 2007, 06:20 PM']There was a speaker who came to a local parish in my diocese who was explaining that Jesus was unrecognizable because of the scourging, beating and crucifixion. Apparently, the speaker was saying that this is how He appeared to the apostles and this is why He was not recognizable.[/quote]That would mean the Shroud of Truin is a complete fake. Was the speaker's name Move, Jostle, or Bump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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