My Lord: The disbelief of the apostle is the means of furnishing us with a full and satisfactory demonstration of the resurrection of our Lord. Throughout the divine dispensations every doctrine and ever important truth is gradually revealed; and here we have a conspicuous instance of the progressive system. An angel first declares the glorious event; the empty sepulchre confirms the women's report. Christ's appearance to Mary Magdalene shewed that he was alive; that to the disciples at Emmaus proved that it was at the least the spirit of Christ; that to the eleven shewed the reality of his body; and the conviction given to Thomas proved it the self-same body that had been crucified. Incredulity itself is satisfied; and the convinced apostle exclaims, in the joy of his heart, "My Lord and my God!" Joh 20:16, Joh 20:31, Joh 5:23, Joh 9:35-38, Psa 45:6, Psa 45:11, Psa 102:24-28, Psa 118:24-28, Isa 7:14, Isa 9:6, Isa 25:9, Isa 40:9-11, Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6, Mal 3:1, Mat 14:33, Luk 24:52, Act 7:59, Act 7:60, 1Ti 3:16, Rev 5:9-14 Reciprocal: Jos 5:14 - my lord Psa 8:1 - our Psa 16:2 - thou hast Psa 35:23 - my God Psa 97:10 - preserveth Dan 10:16 - my Lord Hos 9:17 - My God Mat 2:2 - worship Mat 22:42 - What Mat 22:44 - my Lord Mat 28:9 - worshipped Luk 1:43 - my Luk 23:42 - Lord Joh 1:1 - the Word was Joh 1:34 - this Joh 1:49 - thou Joh 6:69 - we believe Joh 9:38 - Lord Joh 10:36 - I am Joh 11:27 - Yea Joh 21:2 - Thomas Joh 21:7 - It is Act 9:20 - that Rom 1:3 - his Son Rom 4:19 - being 2Co 1:19 - the Son Phi 2:6 - thought Phi 2:11 - is Lord Phi 3:8 - my Heb 1:8 - O God Heb 7:14 - Our Lord 1Jo 5:20 - This is