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On the very day that Jesus rose from the dead, two of his disciples were walking to their homes in a village called Emmaus. Then Jesus joined them on the way. After greetings, Jesus began to teach them what was written about him in Moses and the prophets, what is called the Old Testament. According to many Old Testament prophecies, the Messiah would have to suffer and die. Only after suffering would the promised Messiah enter into his glory. Only after suffering would the Messiah establish his kingdom, a spiritual kingdom that would last forever. The Jews knew about the “Suffering Servant” in the Old Testament, but they did not think that he was the Messiah. They believed that the Suffering Servant and the Messiah were two different people. It was Jesus himself who taught that the Suffering Servant was the Messiah. Jesus had told his disciples over and over again that he must suffer and die, but they could not accept it. The two disciples listened eagerly.