Luke's account concludes with a startling statement: "Then he took them out as far as Bethany, blessing them with his palms raised in the air. He separated from them and was lifted up into heaven while blessing them. They honored him and joyfully returned to Jerusalem, where they continued to bless God in the temple
What's strange about this chapter is that when Luke records Jesus' departure from this world, His disciples respond by returning to Jerusalem with "great gladness." What about Jesus' departure would cause His disciples to be overcome with joy? This question becomes much more perplexing when we consider the disciples' reactions when Jesus warned them that His departure would be imminent. At the moment, the prospect of their Lord departing from their presence filled them with deep regret. Nothing seems to be more depressing than the prospect of being separated from Jesus' presence. Yet, in a very short time, that depression had transformed into indescribable bliss.
What caused such a dramatic shift in mood in the hearts of Jesus' disciples, we must wonder. The New Testament provides a clear solution to that question. The disciples realized two things between the time of Jesus' declaration to them that He would shortly be leaving and the moment of His actual departure. For starters, they comprehended why Jesus was departing. Second, they recognized the location to which He was traveling. Jesus was departing not so that people would be abandoned and despondent, but so that He could ascend into paradise. The New Testament concept of ascension entails significantly more than simply ascending into the sky or even to the heavenly home. Jesus was ascending to a certain location for a specific cause. He was ascending into heaven to be invested and coronated as King of kings and Lord of lords. The titles "King of kings" and "Lord of lords" are used in the New Testament to depict Jesus in His kingly capacity. This literary arrangement denotes more than Jesus' ascension to the throne of David, from which He will rule over lesser kingdoms. Rather, it is a framework that reflects Jesus' monarchical majesty and dominance. He is King of the Kings.
It is inconceivable in biblical sense to have a monarch without a kingdom. Since Jesus' ascension to the throne of kingship, the Father has designated a kingdom for Him to reign. It's all creation in that realm.
In modern theology, there are two major problems in the biblical understanding of God's kingdom. The first is that the kingdom has already come to an end, and there is nothing left for Christ's rule to manifest. Over-realized eschatology is a term used to describe such a viewpoint (last things). There would be nothing left to look forward to in terms of Christ's triumph after the totality of the kingdom was realized.
The other misconception, which a large majority of Christians hold, is that the kingdom of God is something entirely futuristic — that is, the kingdom of God does not exist now. This perspective places such a heavy emphasis on the future phase of God's kingdom that even New Testament passages like Matthew 5–7 have no application to the church today since they refer to the kingdom's future age, which has not yet begun.
Both of these viewpoints contradict the New Testament's unequivocal teaching that God's kingdom has actually begun. The King has already arrived. All authority in heaven and on earth has already been given to him. That means that King Jesus holds supreme control over the kingdoms of this earth and the entire cosmos at this precise moment. At this present moment, every inch of real land and every symbol of authority in the world is under His ownership and rule. Jesus is given the name that is beyond other names, according to Paul's letter to the Philippians, chapter 2, in the so-called kenotic hymn. The name He is given, which surpasses all other titles bestowed upon anybody, is a name reserved for God. It is the title Adonai, which means "totally sovereign" in Hebrew.
The other misconception, which a large majority of Christians hold, is that the kingdom of God is something entirely futuristic — that is, the kingdom of God does not exist now. This perspective places such a heavy emphasis on the future phase of God's kingdom that even New Testament passages like Matthew 5–7 have no application to the church today since they refer to the kingdom's future age, which has not yet begun.
Both of these viewpoints contradict the New Testament's unequivocal teaching that God's kingdom has actually begun. The King has already arrived. All authority in heaven and on earth has already been given to him.
The name lord is the New Testament equivalent of the Old Testament title adonai. When Paul says that at the name of Jesus, every knee must bend and every tongue confess, he means that everyone must bow in obeisance and confess with their lips that Jesus is Lord — that is, He is the sovereign ruler. That was the early church's first statement of faith.
Then, in her mistaken pagan dictatorship, Rome attempted to impose a loyalty pledge to the emperor cult of religion, requiring everyone to say the words kaisar kurios — "Caesar is lord." The Christians replied by paying their taxes, honoring the monarch, and becoming model citizens, but they could not in good conscience fulfill Caesar's command to proclaim him master. Their response to the loyalty oath, kaisar kurios, was simple in its wording but deep in its implications: Jesus ho kurios, Jesus is Lord. The lordship of Jesus is not merely a Christian dream that will be realized someday; it is a fact that has already occurred. It is the church's responsibility to bear testimony to the unseen kingdom, or, as Calvin expressed it, "to make the invisible kingdom of Christ apparent." It is genuine, even if it isn't visible.
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