IPad Mini 2 and iPhone 5s message syncing question

My friend and I were on vacation in Japan over the last two weeks. He took his Verizon iPhone 5s with him to Japan, but left his iPad Mini at home. While in Japan, his nephew sent him a text message. It was received on the iPad Mini which had service, but not on the iPhone which did not have service in Japan. The Verizon phones apparently aren't compatible with the cell systems in Japan. He never connected it to wifi either which was an option. My question is should the messages received on the iPad sync once he has returned home? My thought is that they would not, but I wondered if anyone had a definitive answer.

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