It’s the subtitle of a Book I own (and am planning to read.) “Jesus Ascended,” with this line underneath “The Meaning of Christ’s Continuing Incarnation.”

That last Clause has caught my attention, if not my heart. “Christ’s continuing Incarnation.”

God the Son (Jesus) became “flesh” (the very meaning of the Latin noun “incarnate”) over two thousand years ago. At the Event we call the “Virgin Birth.”

Then Jesus lived a little over 33 years “incarnate,” in a human Body. In fact, He was crucified in that Body. Buried in it, too! And … glory to God … arose from the grave in the same Body, but Bloodless and Glorified!

He ascended (40 days after His Resurrection) in that Body as well! And is, some day, coming again … in the very same Body! I use Acts 1:11 to prove this point: “Two men in white apparel (angels) … which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? THIS SAME JESUS, which is taken up (His Ascension) from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”

Thus, very logically, Jesus is in Heaven right now … in that Body! Consequently the phrase “His Continuing Incarnation!”

And what is He doing in Heaven right now?

Wow, what a list comes to mind!

First, He is being worshipped! (Hebrews 1:6 … “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”)

Second, He is praying for you and me, dear Christian Friends! (Hebrews 7:25 … “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing HE EVER LIVETH TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR THEM.”)

Third, He is awaiting the Day His Father … “makes His enemies His footstool!” (Psalm 110:1, where David writes … “The LORD – God the Father – said unto my Lord, – God the Son – Sit thou at my right hand, UNTIL I MAKE THINE ENEMIES THY FOOTSTOOL.”)

Forth, He is preparing to come again! (Jesus Himself in John 14:2-3, makes such a Promise! “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And IF I GO and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”)

Wow!

And I am sure today that I have merely “scratched the surface” of our Lord’s innumerable Accomplishments in Glory! As a Result of His Obedience to God’s Will, of His vicarious Death on the old rugged Cross!

Yes, I must read that Book. There well may be a whole Series of Sermons nestled in its thoughts, thoughts about our victorious Saviour!

“He is Risen!”

And too, “He is Ascended!”

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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