And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.”
Luke 24:51
In the early days of Jesus’ ministry, what did the disciples think of Him? They could tell He was a wise man by His teachings. They could tell He was a special man by His miracles. They didn’t always understand the teachings or the miracles. There was yet another big leap of faith that would have to take. Jesus is more than man. He is God. This teaching began at the Transfiguration; when man was granted just a glimpse of the glory that was His.
His Cross is the door by which every member of the human race can enter into the life of God; by His Resurrection He has the right to give eternal life to any man, and by His Ascension Our Lord enters heaven and keeps the door open for humanity.
On the Mount of Ascension the Transfiguration is completed. If Jesus had gone to heaven from the Mount of Transfiguration, He would have gone alone; He would have been nothing more to us than a glorious Figure. But He turned His back on the glory, and came down from the Mount to identify Himself with fallen humanity.
The Ascension is the consummation of the Transfiguration. Our Lord does now go back into His primal glory; but He does not go back simply as Son of God; He goes back to God as Son of Man as well as Son of God. There is now freedom of access for anyone straight to the very throne of God by the Ascension of the Son of Man. As Son of Man Jesus Christ deliberately limited omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience in Himself. Now they are His in absolute full power. As Son of Man Jesus Christ has all power at the throne of God. He is King of kings and Lord of lords from the day of His Ascension until now.
Never underestimate Our Lord; Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and blessing. We are to recognize He is our brother; but He is also Our Lord and and Our God.
Be Blessed.
Nick
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