Luke 24: The Road to Emmaus and the Ascension

Women find the tomb empty and angels announce the resurrection. The risen Jesus explains the Scriptures to two disciples on the road to Emmaus, appears to the apostles, opens their minds to understand, and ascends to heaven while blessing them.

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On the road to Emmaus, when two disciples describe recent events, how does Jesus respond to their confusion about His death (Luke 24:25-27)?

He immediately reveals who He is and shows them His wounds before explaining anything else to themHe refuses to discuss what had happened in Jerusalem and turns the conversation to the coming harvestHe calls them slow to believe the prophets, and explains from Scripture that the Christ had to suffer before entering His gloryHe tells them their confusion is understandable, since nothing in the Scriptures had ever predicted such events