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February 2, 2016
Christ’s ascension may be the least considered aspect of His work. Without it, though, our picture of Jesus Christ is incomplete. Examining the Scriptures that describe this event, Alistair Begg reminds us that we serve a mighty, ascended King. Though Jesus once wore a crown of thorns, He now wears a crown of glory as He governs the universe, rules His church, and intercedes for believers like us.
6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, jwill you at this time krestore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He said to them, l“It is not for you to know mtimes or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8But you will receive npower owhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and pyou will be qmy witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and rSamaria, and sto the end of the earth.” 9And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, the was lifted up, and ua cloud took him out of their sight. 10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, vtwo wmen stood by them in xwhite robes, 11and said, y“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, zwill acome in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
18rhaving the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is sthe hope to which he has called you, what are tthe riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, uaccording to the working of vhis great might 20that he worked in Christ wwhen he raised him from the dead and xseated him at his right hand yin the heavenly places, 21zfar above aall rule and authority and power and dominion, and above bevery name that is named, not only in cthis age but also in the one to come.
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