John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 28:18
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Ver. 18. All power is given to me ] Christ premiseth his power, and promiseth his presence, the better to persuade them to set upon his work, his great work of subduing the world to the obedience of the faith. Better may this King of kings say, than that king of Spain, Sol mihi semper lucet: The sun shines always for me: for he is Catholic Monarch; "the kingdoms of this world" (and of the other... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 28:20
Matthew 28:20And, lo, I am with you alway. Christ continually present with His ChurchI. That the Saviour is speaking of more than that presence, which is inseparable from the nature of his own essential and eternal godhead. In the case of our Lord the Godhead is so modified by its alliance with the Humanity-modified not in itself, for there no modification would be possible-but in its action upon the Church,-that what is brought into contact with us, is the human sympathy of the Saviour,... read more