13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. - Luke 24:13-16
Jesus is recognized throughout scripture.
"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself."
- Luke 24:27
Faith is built through revelation.
"They asked each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?'"
- Luke 24:32
“17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.”
- 1 John 4:17 KJV
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high…”
- Hebrews 1:3 KJV
“5 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:”
- Hebrews 5:1 KJV
Our encounters with Jesus become testimonies for others.
"Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread."
- Luke 24:35
“8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 19:8-10