Day 31: Tuesday, April 7

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. Therefore the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord! But he said to them, Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and thrust my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.

And after eight days again His disciples were inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood into the midst, and said, Peace be to you. Then He says to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and see My hands, and bring thy hand and thrust it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing. And Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God. Jesus said to him, Because thou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy are they who have not seen, and have believed. And indeed, many other signs therefore Jesus did in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you might have life in His name. John 20:24-31

Angels, when seen by men... appeared in their own form, which is the human form, not before the sight of men’s bodily eyes, but before the sight of their spirit, which sight was then opened. This is evident from the Lord’s being seen by the disciples [after His resurrection]... When they saw Him the eyes of their spirit were opened, but when He became invisible those eyes were closed. Apocalypse Explained 53:2

By “seeing the face of the Lord” is not meant to see His face, but to know and acknowledge Him as He is as to His Divine attributes, which are many; and… they who are conjoined with Him by love know Him, and thus see His face. Apocalypse Revealed 939

The “face of Jehovah” or of the Lord is mercy, peace, and every good. Arcana Coelestia 222

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