I AM

I AM : M. M. Ninan
The priests and the Pharisees understood the resurrection as bodily
resurrection as they secured the tomb.
Acts 1:3-4 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave
many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a
period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
On one occasion, while he was eating with them,....
Basic thrust of Apostolic teaching was based on the bodily
resurrection. Otherwise, they were basing their appeal on
hallucination. Or if Jesus took up the body and showed it to them
to prove his resurrection, Jesus was lying to them, end justifying
the means, something which Jesus vehemently objected to. Was
Jesus fooling his disciples; when he showed his hands; or when he
ascended into heaven before his disciples? What is the significance
of the empty tomb and the winding clothes left behind?
John 20:20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The
disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
He showed them his hands and his sides
John 20:24-27 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was
not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him,
"We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail
marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my
hand into his side, I will not believe it." A week later his disciples were in
the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were
locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out
your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
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