because he saw Me; but it was necessary to believe in My Resurrection on the basis of all that the prophets had said about Me and all that I had done; and blessed are those who do not see Me now risen, and believe in Me;

blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed" (John 20:29)."

Concluding the story of Christ's appearance to the Apostles in the presence of Thomas, the Evangelist and Apostle John says:

Jesus did many other miracles before His disciples, which are not written in this book. And these things are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing ye may have life in his name.

80. Confusing the pre-eternal procession of the Spirit according to His divinity from the Father with His temporal mission to the beneficent people.

CHAPTER 47. The appearance of Christ to the Apostles in Galilee. Ascension of the Lord

The appearance of Christ in the presence of Thomas followed at the end of the Jewish Passover. Crowds of pilgrims moved to their homes, and the Apostles also went to their Galilee; they went there also because Jesus had told them to assemble there, since they had been promised that there He would appear to them.

Yes, in His farewell conversation with the Apostles, just before entering Gethsemane, Jesus said:

but after my resurrection I will go before you in Galilee (Matt. 26:32). After this, the angel who appeared to the myrrh-bearing women after the Resurrection of Jesus said:

go quickly, tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you in Galilee; there you will see Him (Matt. 28:7; Mk. 16:7). Finally, the resurrected Jesus Himself, appearing to the same myrrh-bearing women, said:

Go and tell My brethren to go into Galilee, and there they shall see Me (Matt. 28:10). In short, Jesus intended to appear to His Apostles for the first time in Galilee, whither He had told them to go. Why did He appear to them in Judea, and moreover, before the appearances in Galilee?

The state of mind of the Apostles was such that it was extremely necessary to support them, to calm them down, to prevent complete disappointment. That is probably why the appearances of Jesus Christ followed in Jerusalem.

Apparition in Galilee