He Will Also Descend

Ephesians 4:9-13

1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have

received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in

love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly

regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in

order to fill the whole universe.)

11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and

teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built

up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become

mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples

when Jesus came. 25 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.”

26 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!” 27 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.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those

who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 16:33

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will

have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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