Jesus said `Blessed are those who have not seen Me and have yet still believed`. Does this mean that we who are believers today will be blessed even more blessed than God`s prophets, disciples and even His servant Abraham and more than other people who have witnessed God`s amazing and undeniable miracles?
Will we be more blessed than them when we go to Heaven since we have not seen Jesus but have yet believed?
I don't think there are any implications in this verse with regard to who is more blessed between OT and NT saints. The verse is often quoted as a rebuke given by Jesus to Thomas but may not necessarily be so. It is not only Thomas who failed to believe in the resurrection until he saw the resurrected Jesus but even the other disciples failed to believe in the words of Mary until they saw Jesus with their own eyes.
People who come to faith in Christ after His ascension will do so without seeing Him with their eyes. They believe the gospel message preached to them by faith. In this sense they are blessed. At the same time there are others who have seen the resurrected Jesus prior to His ascension and came to faith in him. Neither of these groups of people are superior. Rather than seeing who is better among the two, the Lord is placing them in equal standing. There is no indication here of the Lord using any comparison.
It also has to be noted that the Bible does affirm a faith that is less dependent on signs. People cannot ask for signs in order to believe. True faith has to be in the written word of God and not on experiences. A person cannot demand Jesus to appear before Him in order to believe the gospel message. While there are instances today also of Jesus appearing before people in visions resulting in their conversion, it cannot be taken as the norm or should even be encouraged.
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