The Risen King reveals Himself to His Apostles (1)

Greetings Brethren,

We are presently considering the Apostle John's record of our Lord's resurrection from the dead and the events that transpired as Jesus revealed Himself alive to His followers. The Lord first met and spoke with Mary Magdalene, to which we gave our attention last Lord's Day (John 20:11-18). Before us today is the account of Jesus showing Himself to His apostles (John 20:19-31). Jesus first appeared to ten of His apostles who were gathered together on the first evening of the first Lord's Day (vs. 19-23). We read that He later appeared to all eleven of the apostles, including Thomas, the following Lord's Day evening (vs. 24-29). John then provided a summary and concluding statement, in which he wrote of his selection of the signs of Jesus that he chose to recount in his Gospel (vs. 30f). Today we examine the first of these two appearances of our Lord to His apostles.