Well we see that from Luke 24:39-40, Jesus was in his glorified body in that he appeared suddenly to them. He was obviously not looking the same as he was before the crucifixion because earlier in that chapter he appeared to some including Peter, and they did not recognize him. He showed them his hands and feet. He was afterwards lifted up into heaven in this same form. Also in John 20:20 he showed his hands, feet and side. Thomas was not there then so he appeared again to them including Thomas, eight days later. Same demonstration verses 26-27.
See Zechariah 12:10 for a WOW verse. "They shall look upon me whom they have pierced." There is another verse where Jehovah says ,"See, I have engraved you upon the palms of my hands." So yes, I believe these scars will always be there as a reminder to us. Praise be to him!
I know He appeared to the Apostles with the marks of His crucifixion right up to the Ascension, so, yes, they did look upon Him whom they’d pierced; but it’s a long stretch to then say Scripture tells us He will bear those marks for eternity.
Aren’t you putting your own interpretation on Scripture? As many say, “show me in the Bible where it says that.” All we know is that He had the marks up until He ascended into heaven. There is no proof of eternal marks in Scripture.
I find it strange that you cited 5 passages in which the word eternity, forever, or the future are not mentioned as proof of your opinion. Meanwhile, Catholics can cite 20-30 passages that are the basis for one of their beliefs and are told “that’s not in the Bible, it’s unscriptural, etc.”
A very interesting inconsistency. I would say Catholics certainly have as much proof of the Real Presence in the Eucharist as you have that Christ will bear the marks of His crucifixion in His glorified body for all eternity.