There were many possibilities for the empty tomb. One, tomb robbers could have stolen Jesus' body. The local authorities put forth that possibility. They bribed false witnesses to put out the word that Jesus' friends had taken His body from the tomb. ( Matt. 28 : 11-15 )
Another possibility was that Jesus' enemies could have removed His body. Mary immediately theorized that Jesus' body had been removed.
Only when Jesus appeared alive did the possibility of the resurrection occur to His followers and then some did not believe. They had to see and touch Jesus in order to believe.
Thomas was one who had to see and touch for himself in order to believe. After he saw, Thomas said to Him " My Lord and my God!"
To be able to touch the nailed scared hands of Jesus, what a joy it must have been for Thomas. We will get to touch the nailed scared hands of Jesus one day. For many of us we have family that has gone home to be with the Lord and they have touched the Master's hand.
What will you say when you touch the hand of Jesus ?
Happy Easter and I will see you in Sunday School.
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