The Eighth Appearance of the Risen Christ

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This took place when the eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee to meet the Lord as He had appointed the first day He rose from the dead. The Apostle Paul tells us of five hundred brethren seeing the Lord at one time (1 Cor. 15:66After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:6)). This was probably the occasion to which Paul called attention. That our Lord should make an appointment to meet His disciples would give ample time for notice to be given to many of the disciples, who loved Him, an opportunity to assemble at the trysting place. Hitherto the Lord's appearances were sudden and unexpected, but here was an appointment to meet His disciples on a mountain in Galilee.
It is a further proof of the truth of our narrative, that Paul could say when he wrote about five hundred brethren seeing the Lord at one time, that the greater part was alive at the time of his writing. The Apostle would not have adventured to put forth a statement, capable of public refutation by so many, if it were not true.