Luke 24:45. Then opened he their understanding, etc. Not only must the Scriptures be opened for the understanding, but the understanding for the Scriptures. This was doubtless the work of repeated interviews, as is hinted in Acts 1:3, and evident from the remarkable proficiency in the interpretation of Old Testament Scripture, manifested by Peter, for example, not only on the day of Pentecost, but during the interval between the Ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Comp. Acts 1:16; Acts 1:20. This verse may therefore bridge over the forty days.

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