7. Did Jesus go to Paradise on the day of His crucifixion? John 20:17.
NOTE: ‘I say unto thee today, Thou shalt be with Me in Paradise. Christ did not promise that the thief should be with Him in Paradise that day. He Himself did not go that day to Paradise. He slept in the tomb, and on the morning of the resurrection He said, “I am not yet ascended to My Father.” John 20:17.’ Desire of Ages, page 751.
8. When did Christ permit His followers to touch Him? Luke 24:39.
NOTE: ‘She [Mary Magdalene] stretched forth her hands to Him, saying, “Rabboni!” Jesus then said, “Touch Me not, for I am not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father; and to My God, and your God.” Jesus refused to receive the homage of His people until He knew that His sacrifice had been accepted by the Father, and until He had received the assurance from God Himself that His atonement for the sins of His people had been full and ample, that through His blood they might gain eternal life. Jesus immediately ascended to Heaven and presented Himself before the throne of God, showing the marks of shame and cruelty upon His brow, His hands and feet. But He refused to receive the coronet of glory, and the royal robe, and He also refused the adoration of the angels as He had refused the homage of Mary, until the Father signified that His offering was accepted.’ Spirit of Prophecy, volume 3, pages 201-202.