Matthew Poole and continuators on John 20:19

19 ¶ Then the same day at evening▪ being the first day of the week , when the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews , eame Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you .

Luke expounds this Verse, Chap. 24.29. Where the two Disciples told Christ, It was towards evening, and the day was far spent; for the Iews called the afternoon evening, as well as the time after Sunset; and Iohn tells us expresly, it was yet the first day of the week. This appearance is unquestionably the same, mentioned Luke 24.36. For it is said, the two Disciples went immediately to Ierusalem, where they found the eleven gathered together, and discoursed of the Lords appearance to them; and while they spake, Jesus came and stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, (as here) Peace be to you.

The Disciples had shut the doors of the place where they met, for fear of the Iews.

Here is a great question betwixt the Lutherans and Calvinists, how Christ came in amongst them when the doors were shut? whither he went through the doors remaining shut, (which the Lutherans stiffly maintain, as a strong proof of the possibility of the real presence of the body of Christ, in, with, or under the Elements of the Lords Supper; tho we object, that this is to destroy the nature of Christs body, and to assign him a body which indeed is no body, being not obvious to the sense, nor confined to a place; and which must pierce another body, which is contrary to the nature of a body according to our notion of bodies.) The Lutherans object, 1. That here is a plain mention of the doors being shut. 2. No mention of the opening of them. 3. Nor of Christs entrance upon opening any doors, windows, roof, or by any ordinary way, as men use to enter into houses. 4. Nor had he so entred, would there have been any occasion for the Disciples taking him for a Spirit, as it is plain they did, Luke 24.37. The Calvinists on the other side object, 1. That it is not said, that he went through the doors. 2. That if he had gone through the door, he would not presently have called to them to have seen him, and handled him; by which he evidenced, that his body had such dimensions as our bodies have, and so could not go through a door shut. In the Lutherans reason, the fourth is onely considerable, the three first have no force; because all circumstances of actions are not recorded in Holy Writ. Nor is there much force in the 4th. for the doors by his miraculous Power opened and shut, and he shewed himself in the midst of them, and used to them the usual salutation amongst the Iews, Peace be to you.

Marginal references: Mark 16.14. 1 Cor. 15.5.