Les Feldick Bible Study

How long was Jesus seen alive after His resurrection?

Scripture teaches Jesus showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days. Acts 1:3 is the only verse giving that time element, covering the interval from His resurrection until His ascension; ten more days passed until the Day of Pentecost.

Les explains that the period runs from the time Jesus was raised from the dead until Acts chapter 1, when He ascends back to glory. The only verse in Scripture Les knows of that supplies the time element is Acts 1:3, where Jesus showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days. That forty-day period covers the interval from the Resurrection until the Ascension, and then it was ten more days until the Day of Pentecost. Les also notes that the Resurrection is a doctrine many struggle with, including some preachers, but he accepts it because the Book says it.

Acts 1:3

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

More Questions

What is the only Bible verse that tells how long Christ was seen after his resurrection before his ascension?

Acts 1:3 is the only verse in Scripture that gives the time element from Christ's resurrection to his ascension.

How did Jesus prove to His disciples that He had risen from the dead?

After His passion, Jesus gave the apostles many infallible proofs that He was alive, including being seen by them over a period of 40 days.

How did the disciples see the risen Christ?

The apostles saw the risen Jesus with their eyes; the wording of Acts 1:3 points to a real, visible seeing.