Jesus Appears to the Disciples
I can't say it too often: no one expected the Resurrection.
Even when the Risen Jesus appeared to the disciples, they had to create a new mental category before they could really grasp what had happened.
What does Luke tell us? They thought he was a ghost.
That's why he asks for and eats a piece of broiled fish: to prove he is flesh and blood.
37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.Luke 24:37-42
I imagine Jesus having a twinkle in his eye during this whole episode--it's the greatest private joke of all time.
At the End of History, God will renew all things, and it will feel as if our faces will split open, we'll be smiling so wide!