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 1 Text|                              With Christ's Passion and the joys of
 2 Text|           Apostle Thomas touching Christ's side, still fresh in our
 3 Text|        whole series of snapshots.~Christ, on the one hand, is being
 4 Text|          of Paradise according to Christ's own declaration: "Assuredly,
 5 Text|         others could not see. But Christ Himself had foretold this: "
 6 Text|           Thomas. The touching of Christ's side, which he placed
 7 Text|       upon encountering the Risen Christ. While the other eleven
 8 Text|          with Thomas. Even though Christ condescended to his desire
 9 Text|         implied the "divinity" of Christ by saying "Lord" when he
10 Text|          directly the divinity of Christ, Thomas hastens at the same
11 Text| confession after first "touching" Christ, as he had previously demanded.
12 Text|          hint at, the touching of Christ's side actually taking place.
13 Text|           a direct consequence of Christ's invitation: "...Thomas
14 Text|         relating to the person of Christ, and indeed immediately
15 Text|           God" and was blessed by Christ for this. Yet he did not
16 Text|        when on the other occasion Christ asked Peter if he loved
17 Text|         denied Him three times as Christ had foretold (see Matt.
18 Text|          Robbers and Disciples of Christ -- in which each was shaken