20:28,29
Thomas responded with “My Lord and my God”. This is the pinnacle of faith. Jesus then declares that those who believe yet have not seen Him are even more blessed. This of course applies to us, and to 99.999% of Christians. Once again, let me say that those who were around at the time in the first century are not better off than us. We can all have the same faith, and can all receive the same Holy Spirit. We can all know the same Father and the same Lord.
We also see Thomas's proclamation. Jesus is his Lord and God. The Jewish leaders had long realised that Jesus was claiming to be God, the demons knew that He was the son of God, now the disciples knew that He was God. They also worshipped Him as Lord.
20:30,31
It seems a little strange that John puts these words here. For in the next chapter he proceeds to relate the incident of the miraculous catch of fish. However, while these two verses would in some sense make a natural ending to the gospel, the following verses could equally be read as “and here is another miracle”.
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