16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
By this point all eleven had already seen him - even doubting Thomas - but some still doubted. What did they doubt? Why did they doubt? Perhaps Jesus' reply will help us understand. Sure, Jesus was right in front of them, and they had ample opportunity to look and touch to remove any mental doubt, but what difference would it make that He rose from the dead? That question makes sense of His answer: All authority now belonged to Him. The authority Satan tried to tell Jesus he could have by bowing before him was now the Son's given by the Father after He carried out His plan on the cross. The doubt these disciples struggled with was not so much about the past as the future: "What difference does it make? What now? How can we know where we should go and what we should do? They had taken the first step by coming to Galilee like He had instructed. They could trust Him for every next step; so can we.
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