Why Was the Ascension of Christ Necessary?

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Why Was the Ascension of Christ Necessary?
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Send the Holy Spirit
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Become High Priest
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion
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Daniel 79-10

• I watched till thrones were put in place, And
  the Ancient of Days was seated His garment was
  white as snow, And the hair of His head was like
  pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its
  wheels a burning fire A fiery stream issued And
  came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands
  ministered to Him Ten thousand times ten
  thousand stood before Him. The court was seated,
  And the books were opened.

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Daniel 713-14

• I was watching in the night visions, And behold,
  One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds
  of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And
  they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him
  was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That
  all peoples, nations, and languages should serve
  Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
  Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the
  one Which shall not be destroyed.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion Over A Spiritual Kingdom
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John 1836

• Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world.
  If My kingdom were of this world, My servants
  would fight, so that I should not be delivered to
  the Jews but now My kingdom is not from here.

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John 1837

• Pilate therefore said to Him, Are You a king
  then? Jesus answered, You say rightly that I am
  a king. For this cause I was born, and for this
  cause I have come into the world, that I should
  bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the
  truth hears My voice.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion And Be A Priest On His Throne
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Zechariah 612-13

• Then speak to him, saying, Thus says the LORD
  of hosts, saying Behold, the Man whose name is
  the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out,
  And He shall build the temple of the LORD Yes,
  He shall build the temple of the LORD. He shall
  bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His
  throne So He shall be a priest on His throne,
  And the counsel of peace shall be between them
  both.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Receive Dominion And Reign Till Death Is Destroyed
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1 Corinthians 1522-26

• For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all
  shall be made alive. But each one in his own
  order Christ the firstfruits, afterward those
  who are Christ's at His coming. Then comes the
  end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the
  Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all
  authority and power. For He must reign till He
  has put all enemies under His feet. The last
  enemy that will be destroyed is death.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home
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John 141-2

• Let not your heart be troubled you believe in
  God, believe also in Me. 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.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home In A Continuing City
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Hebrews 1312-14

• Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the
  people with His own blood, suffered outside the
  gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside
  the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have
  no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home In A City With Foundations
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Hebrews 118-10

• By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go
  out to the place which he would receive as an
  inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where
  he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of
  promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in
  tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of
  the same promise for he waited for the city
  which has foundations, whose builder and maker is
  God.

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Hebrews 1111-12

• By faith Sarah herself also received strength to
  conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was
  past the age, because she judged Him faithful who
  had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as
  good as dead, were born as many as the stars of
  the sky in multitude--innumerable as the sand
  which is by the seashore.

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Hebrews 1113-14

• These all died in faith, not having received the
  promises, but having seen them afar off were
  assured of them, embraced them and confessed that
  they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  For those who say such things declare plainly
  that they seek a homeland.

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Hebrews 1115-16

• And truly if they had called to mind that country
  from which they had come out, they would have had
  opportunity to return. But now they desire a
  better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore
  God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He
  has prepared a city for them.

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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Home
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The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Might
Prepare Us A Homefor Our Citizenship Is In
Heaven
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Philippians 320-21

• For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we
  also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus
  Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it
  may be conformed to His glorious body, according
  to the working by which He is able even to subdue
  all things to Himself.

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