How about this!!!! When Jesus is pictured coming back to Earth, the first thing people say is— “How did you get those wounds???!” Jesus is also pictured as being like “A lamb who had been slain.” In reality, Jesus is mangled. For eternity, he will carry his wounds and scars, since he was taken out of time to live in eternity. If you were to see Jesus, at this very moment, the first thing you would notice would be His wounds. Someone said once that the only manmade things in Heaven are Jesus’ wounds.
He has to carry them for eternity so that we can be perfect. He is the friend who gave his life for His friends. We will always be reminded of what we did to Him, which is why Christians in Heaven throw their own crowns to the ground
Well said!
The bible tells a little about this in the account of Jesus’ meeting with Thomas. Thomas was bade not just look, but feel. So I submit that it’s not exactly as if an obvious horror greeted Thomas. How the physical carries over into the spiritual world is a detail that only God can follow, and upon which we speculate at risk of distraction.
Interesting and clear way of putting it. Really hits home.
And I get an entrance because of why? Nothing I did. Because in reality, those wounds that He has, that He bears, are because of me. And yet, I get in. Leaves me deeply touched and speechless.