- Day 1 – Woman, Why Weepest Thou?
- Day 2 – Peace Be Unto You
- Day 3 – Behold My Hands and My Feet
- Day 4 – Be Not Faithless, But Believing
- Day 5 – Children, Have Ye Any Meat?
- Day 6 – Lovest Thou Me?
- Day 7 – Follow Me
- Day 8 – All Power is Given Unto Me In Heaven and In Earth
- Day 9 – Go Ye Therefore and Teach All Nations
- Day 10 – Lo, I am with you always
- Day 11 – He Was Taken Up
- Day 12 – I am the light and the life of the world
- Day 13 – Arise and Come Forth Unto Me
- Day 14 – Blessed be the name of the Most High God
- Day 15 – Words of the Risen Lord
- Day 16 – After this manner shall ye baptize
- Day 17 – There Shall Be No Disputations Among You
- Day 18 – Ye must become as a little child
- Behold I have given unto you my gospel
Words of the Risen Lord
Behold 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.
…Have ye here any meat?
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.
— Luke 24:39–43 (KJV)
The Moment
After greeting His disciples with the words, “Peace be unto you,” Jesus knew their hearts were not yet settled. The scripture says, “they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit” (see Luke 24:37).
The original Greek conveys something deeper than simple fear. The word translated “terrified” is ptoéō—meaning to be startled or shaken, especially by something supernatural. And “affrighted” comes from émphobos, meaning to be overcome or engulfed in fear or awe. The moment was more than fright—it was holy disorientation.
To still their wonder and disbelief, He said, “Behold my hands and my feet… handle me, and see,” offering undeniable witness that He was not a spirit, but the risen Lord in a glorified body (see Luke 24:39).
To further confirm the physical reality of His resurrection, He asked, “Have ye here any meat?” They gave Him a piece of broiled fish and honeycomb—and He ate it before them (see Luke 24:41–43).
Insights from Scripture and Prophets
Jesus didn’t just invite them to see—He invited them to touch. The physical nature of His Resurrection is essential. It affirms that our own future resurrection will be real, tangible, eternal.
President Russell M. Nelson testified:
“Thanks to Him, no condition is permanent. Thanks to Him, brighter days are ahead—both here and hereafter.”
— President Russell M. Nelson, April 2022 General Conference
Even His request for food teaches us. The Savior chose something so ordinary—eating—to teach something extraordinary: that life after death is not ethereal, but embodied. His body was glorified, yes—but still recognizably, physically His.
And yet, in that sacred moment, the disciples were not just afraid—they were disoriented. The Greek words used—ptoéō and émphobos—suggest they were shaken, awestruck, overwhelmed. But it wasn’t just the shock of seeing Him. It was the realization that they hadn’t understood. They had misunderstood the scriptures, the prophecies, and even the doctrine He had taught them.
Luke tells us that Christ then said, “These are the words which I spake unto you… that all things must be fulfilled…” And then, “He opened their understanding” (see Luke 24:44–45).