Section 10
and stood in the midst and said, Peace be to you." The gathering of the disciples here may be con sidered as the second meeting of the church held with the Lord's presence before Pentecost. As the phrase "after eight days" indicates, this gather ing was on the second first day of the week, the second Lord's day after the Lord's resurrection. Praise the Lord that there was not only one Lord's day, but a second one. On the second Lord's day, Thomas was there. As we shall see, the Lord came this time purposely for Thomas, coming directly to him to meet him and to deal with him.
After His resurrection the Lord firstly ap peared to His seeker, Mary the Magdalene. Then He ascended secretly to the Father, presenting the freshness of His resurrection to the Father for the Father's satisfaction. After this, He came back as the Spirit to breathe Himself into His dis ciples and to meet with His brothers. Now, in verse 26, we see that He is continuing to meet with His brothers. Never consider meeting with the believers as a small thing. It is a great thing, and we should not miss it. I appreciate what Mary experienced early in the morning on the day of resurrection. She certainly had the best morning watch. That morning watch caused her to attend the evening meeting.