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Even though he is called doubting Thomas, he was a believer in Messiah before the crucifixion. He, like the rest of the disciples, were biased by the doctrine that Messiah would deliver Israel from the Roman occupation.
Thomas was an unbeliever in Jesus' resurrection while he was refusing to believe in it unless he saw Him with His own eyes, put his hands in his side, etc. Sounds like a lot of atheists, agnostics, etc. When will they get the chance for salvation (seeing with their own eyes) that Thomas obtained?
2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed onto you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
What's that to me? I must follow Jesus. The fate of others is His concern, not mine.
Then what is your purpose or agenda regarding this thread you started on the fate of others?
9 This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance. 10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe. 11 Command and teach these things.…
https://www.tentmaker.org/books/hope_beyond_hell.pdf
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