Did Jesus Christ deceive Thomas?

by hooberus 2 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • hooberus
    hooberus

    "The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe." John 20:25

    Here Thomas demanded to see and touch "the print of the nails" in Jesus hands, before He would believe that Jesus rose. By the phrase "the print of the nails" he was obviously refering to the print of the nails used to nail Jesus to the tree. What did Jesus do?

    "And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing." John 20:26-27

    The Watchtower claims that the body that Jesus showed to Thomas was not the body that was nailed to the tree (they claim that this body was "disposed of" and that Jesus materialized bodies to show the dicsciples). The Watchtower thus has Jesus showing Thomas print marks that were not really caused by the print of the nails used to nail Jesus to the tree, but print marks that merely looked like the real wounds from the actual nails used. Thus Jesus did not really show Thomas the print of the nails ("the nails" meaning the nails used to nail Jesus to the tree.), but instead the "watchtower Jesus" merely made Thomas think that the prints were caused by the nails, when in reality they were not caused by the nails but were manufactured wounds. The watchtower leaders in order to maintain their teaching that Jesus' body did not rise have made their Jesus seemingly deceive Thomas.

    People that believe that Jesus' body rose from the dead believe that Jesus showed Thomas wounds caused by the nails used to nail Jesus to the tree. Thus Jesus showed Thomas what he asked for (that is the print of the nails). Not just wound holes but the print of the nails used to nail Jesus to the tree.

  • gespro
    gespro

    "Food for thought, Hooberus," he said, scratching his head.

  • dustyb
    dustyb

    read further down, john says something about Jesus not speaking up for some reason. i can't remember the exact scripture and i'm too lazy to reach for my bible right now.

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