John 20, 21

Detroit, November 1967. Address by Ernie Wakefield. Let's sing together number 317.

317. How pleasant is the sound of praise. Well become the saints of God.

Do we refuse our songs to raise. The stones might tell our shame abroad. For him who washed us in his blood.

Let us our sweetest songs prepare. He sought us wandering far from God. And now preserves us by his care.

317. Then the same day at evening being the first came Jesus. And stood in the midst.

And when he had so said he showed unto them his hands. And his side. Then were the disciples glad.

When they saw him. Then said Jesus to them again. Peace be unto you.

And when he had said this he breathed on them and said unto them. Receive ye the holy. And whosoever sins you retain they are retained.

But Thomas one of the twelve called Didymus. Was not with them when Jesus came. 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.

Put my finger into the print of the nails. And thrust my hand. After eight days again.

Eight days again the disciples were there. And Thomas with them. Then came Jesus.

Then said he to Thomas unto him. Jesus said unto him. Thomas.

Because thou hast seen me. Thou hast spoken. These are written.

That ye might believe. And ye might have light. It was the evening.

And he came forth. To bring in. And things are split.

They are singing. He said to me. The whole.

Jesus came. Jesus came. In his resurrection.

Including with the cross. When Jesus hung on. The feet of Peter.

In the name of Jesus. He was the only. Whom Jesus loved.

Many times before. But it bears repeating. I'm glad that you and me have.

You want to see. Countries. In this world.

Wonderful. In the twentieth verse. When he had spoken.

Those hands bear the mark. His hands. Again he says.

In the twenty-first. Peace. In Canada.

And he came. Willingly. Into this.

Even so. Sent into this world. To proclaim.

The wonderful. In the twentieth. Now I like to think.

Of the disciples. As they went home. That day.

I wanted. To tell. That Thomas.

Wasn't there. And I know. This isn't.

A picture. Of dispensational truth. But I like to apply it.

To our. Connection with this. Lewis.

When these. Disciples. Went home.

In verse. Twenty-four. That they said.

Five words. Isn't it wonderful. The apostle says.

I'd rather speak. Ten thousand words. In an unknown tongue.

We. Have. Seen.

The Lord. Now this is. This is instruction.

God. When I speak reverently. Didn't put it.

In his word. This way. Oh.

How many. People. We put them under.

Law. We say you should be. But these.

Disciples. Didn't go home. And say Thomas.

Why did you stay home. Why did you miss. This occasion.

Why the Lord. Jesus. Is this.

Written from the bed. You should have been there. We have seen the Lord.

Because he had a heart. When he came to die. To being crucified.

Just to hold. A service. We're not coming.

Just because. The Lord. We have seen.

The Lord. And it says. In the twenty-sixth verse.

Again. The disciples. Who were then.

And Thomas. With them. Then came.

Jesus. Notice now that. In Jesus.

The same. Blessed person. The apostle.

Thomas. He singled him out. And he says.

Thomas. He knew all about it. And he takes.

Thomas. By finger. And behold.

Reach hither. Thy. Of believing.

The Lord. Jesus. On a future day.

If we look back. And just read the last verse. Here's Thomas.

In the twenty-ninth verse. Happy are they. Who have not seen.

But those who have seen these things also may see it. He says the coming of the Lord. Behold.

after this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, every single nation, and the exceeding of the twelve thousand, seems to me as a little picture of the verse Jesus said in the last full verse, then cometh, here he is, but the following verses, if you won't go into the night, that the Lord asked Peter three times before he did that, he would make them comfortable, make him finally the third, sow some curses, but look at my heart, Lord, Jesus restored, for ye denied the whole, same thing yourself, I say unto thee, when thou wast young, for he knew he was going to live to be an old man, he knew he was going to live on a dignified by what's death, he also leaned on his breast, it's nice to notice here, whom Jesus loved, to Jesus, Lord, here Peter uses, in the twenty-second verse, Jesus to thee, again and again, saying, your sin went to sin, for he is dutifully sinned, you see, many in this room, they say, yes, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love, we see his love.