Acts 10:40-41

Acts 10:40-41

[40] God  raised up  the third  day,  and  shewed  him  openly;  [41] Not  to all  the people,  but  unto witnesses  chosen before  of  God,  who  did eat  and  drink with  him  after  he  rose  from  the dead. 

What does Acts 10:40-41 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In contrast to man"s treatment of Jesus, God raised Him from the grave after three days (cf. Acts 17:31). Jesus also appeared to selected individuals whom God chose to be witnesses of His resurrection. Among these was Peter, who even ate and drank with the risen Lord, proof that He really was alive.
"The resurrection appearances were not made to the people at large. The reason appears to have been that those who saw Jesus were constituted to act as witnesses to the many people who could not see him, and this obligation was not laid on people who were unfit for it but only on those who had been prepared by lengthy association with Jesus and by sharing his work of mission." [1]