Jesus' Twelfth Appearance 

Jesus’ twelfth appearance occurred around half past eight on Tuesday evening, April 18, 30 CE in Alexandria. He appeared to Rodan and some eighty other believers, both Greeks and Jews. Jesus again greeted them with "Peace be upon you," and asked them to go out into all the world and spread the gospel. He hoped each person would show so much love in their ministry that people would flock to them to secure the same in their lives. He promised that they would further be endowed with the influence of the Spirit of Truth that he promised to pour over the whole world.

Jesus addressed them, "Peace be upon you. That which my Father sent me into the world to establish belongs not to a race, a nation, nor to a special group of teachers or preachers. This gospel of the kingdom belongs to both Jew and gentile, to rich and poor, to free and bond, to male and female, even to the little children. And you are all to proclaim this gospel of love and truth by the lives which you live in the flesh. You shall love one another with a new and startling affection, even as I have loved you. You will serve mankind with a new and amazing devotion, even as I have served you. And when men see you so love them, and when they behold how fervently you serve them, they will perceive that you have become faith-fellows of the kingdom of heaven, and they will follow after the Spirit of Truth which they see in your lives, to the finding of eternal salvation.

As the Father sent me into this world, even so now send I you. You are all called to carry the good news to those who sit in darkness. This gospel of the kingdom belongs to all who believe it; it shall not be committed to the custody of mere priests. Soon will the Spirit of Truth come upon you, and he shall lead you into all truth. Go you, therefore, into all the world preaching this gospel, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the ages."

The Master then vanished from their sight.

All that night, the believers talked together, sharing experiences they had with the Master and listening to the words of Rodan and his associates. Imagine the surprise of David’s last runner arriving two days later to announce Jesus’ resurrection, two days after they had all seen him. "Yes, we know, for we have seen him. He appeared to us the day before yesterday."