44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, [a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city [b]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
Luke 24:44-49
The scriptures opened. Jesus reminds His disciples of all He said and taught them in His ministry, while He was still with them. From the Law of Moses to the prophets and psalms, all pointed to Jesus and had to be fulfilled. He then opened their understanding so they could see how the scriptures foretold all of this.
Jesus reinforced that truth, it is written in the Word of God, so it was necessary. Christ had to suffer, die and rise again. Repentance and remission of sin must be preached in His name to all nations. The disciples were to wait in expectation in Jerusalem, until they were endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
