John 20:24-31. 24th or 25th of Nisan. A week or eight days after the resurrection of Jesus. All eleven disciples were in a locked room and Jesus came and stood among them.
The name Thomas, and also the name Didymus, means Twin.
Sometime in this period, Jesus appeared to Thomas. Why Thomas did not believe Jesus had risen from the dead we do not know. But Jesus had told all the disciples plainly He was to die on a cross and He would after three days rise from the dead and then go back to His Father in Heaven.
Then Jesus told Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” So we who have not seen Jesus in the flesh will be blessed when we believe Jesus is the Son of God and follow His commands.
Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. Also, Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them was written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
Background Reading:
Jesus Appears to Thomas
20:24 Thomas, one of the Twelve (called the Twin), wasn’t with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples kept telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he told them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger into them, and put my hand into his side, I’ll never believe!”
26 A week later, his disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were shut, Jesus came, stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he told Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe.”
28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus told him, “Is it because you’ve seen me that you have believed? How blessed are those who have never seen me and yet have believed!”
The Purpose of the Book
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not recorded in this book. 31 But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that through believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:24-31
Other slides in this module:
- New moon
- Blind man eyes healed
- Zacchaeus, the tax collector, waited for Jesus up a tree
- Blind Bartimaeus eyes healed
- Mary – First of two anointings by two different women
- The Triumphal Entry
- Palm tree leaves and cloaks
- Jesus Curses a Fig Tree
- Jesus taught in parables – The Lamps of the Ten Bridesmaids
- Jesus predicts His crucifixion
- Jesus anointed at Bethany by an unknown woman
- Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
- Full Moon
- Passover
- Sandal, Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
- Judas at Jesus’ last Passover
- The upper room discourse, Jesus comforts His Disciples
- Jesus spoke three prayers of intercession: one for Himself; one for his disciples; and one for all believers
- Jesus prays for Himself
- Judas and soldiers came at night to arrest Jesus
- Peter cuts off an ear
- Jesus Arrested
- Jesus was on trial six times
- First trial – Annas the Father-in-law of Caiaphas the High Priest
- 2nd Trial – Jesus taken to the High Priest Caiaphas
- Day of Jesus’ death?
- The Cock Crow – Peter Disowned Jesus
- Third Trial of Jesus before The Sanhedrin
- 4th Trial – Jesus before Pontius Pilate for the first time
- 5th Trial, Jesus before Herod Antipas the Governor of Galilee and Perea
- 6th trial – Jesus in front of Pontius Pilate for the second time
- Jesus, the Crucifixion walk
- The Cross or the Crucifixion
- Thick Darkness
- The Roman Centurion
- Jesus is Buried
- Roman Soldiers guard the Tomb
- They made sure by sealing the tomb
- Jesus stays in the tomb three days and three nights
- The Feast of Unleavened Bread
- The Feast of First Fruits
- First Fruits or Resurrection Sunday
- The open empty tomb or the Resurrection
- He is not Here, He has risen – The Resurrection
- Jesus Has Risen Indeed – The Resurrection
- Come See Where He Lay
- Peter Looks – He has Risen Indeed
- On the Road to Emmaus
- The end of the 1st weekly Sabbath
- The start of the Second week
- The Second Sunday or 8 days after the First Fruits or Resurrection of Jesus
- Jesus makes a special appearance for Thomas
- Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish
- The end of the 2nd weekly Sabbath
- The start of the third week
- The Third Sunday after First Fruits or Resurrection Sunday
- The end of the 3rd weekly Sabbath
- The start of the fourth week
- The Fourth Sunday after First Fruits or Resurrection Sunday
- The end of the 4th weekly Sabbath
- The start of the 5th week
- The Fifth Sunday or 29 days after Feast of First Fruits
- The end of the 5th weekly Sabbath
- The start of the 6th week
- The Sixth Sunday or 36 days from First Fruits
- Jesus was seen by over 500 people
- 40 Days
- Ascension Day – Back to Heaven for Jesus
- Matthias replaces Judas
- The end of the 6th weekly Sabbath
- The start of the 7th week
- The Seventh Sunday or 43 days from First Fruits
- The end of the 7th weekly Sabbath
- Start of the 8th Week
- 8th Sunday
- 50 Day
- Pentecost Fire
- AD32
- Questions and Answers 1-15
- Questions and Answers 16-30
- Questions and Answers 31-45
- Questions and Answers 46-61
- Easter-Timeline
- Background Information – Easter
- Resources: Easter or Palm Sunday To Pentecost
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