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NASB | John 20:19 ¶ So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and *said to them, "Peace be with you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:19 ¶ So when it was evening on that same day, the first day of the week, though the disciples were [meeting] behind barred doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." |
Subject: How did He get into closed rooms? |
Bible Note: EdB, you will be very unsuccessful at labeling me as a Jehovah's Witness. In no way am I part of a cult or participate in any cult, and I will never consciously participate in one. The reason why I asked the question was because I was looking for something along the line of my next paragraph.. It's a shame that I cannot expect an honest answer to a question without being labeled as something. Jesus' resurrection body was 'material' (see Luke 24:39). The fact that He could get into a room with a closed door does not prove He had to dematerialize in order to do it. One must keep in mind that if He had chosen to do so, Jesus could have performed this same miracle before His death in His preresurrection material body. As the Son of God, His miraculous powers were just as great before Resurrection. Prior to His resurrection Jesus performed miracles with His physical body that transcended natural laws, such as walking on water (John 6:16-20). But this miracle did not prove that His preresurrection body was immaterial or even that it could dematerialize. Otherwise, Peter's preresurrection walk on water would mean his body dematerialized for a moment and then quickly rematerialized (Matthew 14:29)! Scripture indicates that the resurrection body, although physical, is by its very nature a supernatural body (1 Cor. 15:44). Hence, it should be expected that it can do supernatural things, such as appearing in a room with closed doors. This was the idea that I was trying to convey and had an interest in. |