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To: piusv
And yet they recognized Him in the breaking of the bread. Luke 24:13-35

So what does that mean??? Were there eyeballs on the bread???

I'm guessing that what might have gotten their attention more than the bread what when Jesus went 'poof', now ya see me, now ya don't...They broke and ate bread every day...This was no different...

119 posted on 06/02/2013 8:01:00 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Iscool
No, they recognized him *after* he took, blessed, broke and gave them the bread (and *before* he went "poof"):

When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

I find it interesting that Christ opened their eyes to recognize that it was Him at that specific moment. Before that very moment, they did not know it was Christ spending time with them and speaking of Scripture with them. The breaking of the bread was a significant moment. He could have picked some other moment to open their eyes, but he did not. They recognized him in the breaking of the bread. And once they did, he immediately vanished from their sight.

So, no, the bread did not have eyeballs, but it seems as if Christ was sending a message about recognizing him when the bread is broken and blessed (which was the same thing He did at the Last Supper).

208 posted on 06/03/2013 3:08:30 PM PDT by piusv
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