The fact is that after Jesus’ death the disciples had no joy because they had absolutely no hope. There are several things that are strangely absent in the resurrection accounts, apart from the body of Jesus that is!
Jesus said, “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete” in John 16:24. Similar statements are found in Matthew 7:7; 21:22; ...
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take...
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is the great God, and...
