258th Post Jesus On Warning on Signs Con't. - John 20: 29

John 20: 29
Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
This was spoken by Jesus after He rose from the dead. Thomas was not present when Jesus appeared to the disciples Easter Night in the Upper Room behind locked doors and windows. When the Disciples told Thomas about their encounter with the Risen Christ, Thomas said "Unless, I put my finger in the imprints of His hands, and feet, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
Thomas gets a lot of grief, over this. Three weeks earlier, it was Thomas that said "We should go back to Jerusalem and die with Jesus", when He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead. Thomas will be forever known as the doubter for not believing that Jesus did in fact rise from the dead. Crucifixion was one of the worst ways to die. The Romans used this as a deterrent to keep people from acting out against their rule. If you read the account in Luke of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, you read that the angels had to minister to Him before the arrest happened, Jesus was near death already and still had to endure all the events of Friday. Pilot was surprised when they came to claim Jesus body, Pilot couldn't believe Jesus was dead already. We tend to try to put God into a box, by saying Jesus was too dead to be able to rise. God is God, and with Him All Things are possible. Unbelief is always easier than Belief. I know that My Redeemer Lives!! Now and Forever!