And they worshipped him
Not with a civil worship, as he was sometimes worshipped by men,
in the days of his flesh, who, though they took him for some
extraordinary person, knew him not to be the Son of God; but with
religious worship as God: for by his resurrection from the dead,
Christ was declared to be the Son of God, and both by that, and
by his going to his Father, his ascension to heaven, the
disciples were more confirmed in his proper deity, and divine
sonship; and therefore worshipped him as God; by calling upon his
name, ascribing blessings and honour, and glory, to him; by
making him the object of their reverence and fear; and by
trusting in him; and by doing every religious act in his name,
and which they ever after continued to do:
and returned to Jerusalem:
as they were ordered, where they were to tarry and wait for the
pouring down of the Spirit: and this they did
with great joy;
for though their Lord was parted from them, and was gone to
heaven, this did not cause sorrow, as did his death, but, on the
contrary, joy, even great joy; partly because of the glory he was
entered into, and possessed of; and partly on account of what he
was gone to do for them; to appear in the presence of God for
them, to make intercession for them, to take possession of heaven
in their name, and to prepare a place for them, as well as to
receive gifts for them; and now they return to Jerusalem with
great cheerfulness, in full hope and expectation, yea, assurance
of faith, that they should shortly receive the promise of the
Father.