From the Cross to the Throne!

From the Cross to the Throne

The timeline of Jesus's travel from the cross to the throne is important in understanding the spiritual process of our redemption.

I joined some friends in the diaspora in an online study (Check the facebook page: Text out of context scriptures) yesterday, trying to unravel the scriptures that suggest Jesus going to preach to spirits in prison, a phenomenon yet to be completely understood.

[My Offline Bible] 1 Peter 3
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Every Bible believing student would sincerely want to understand every scripture particularly those related to Christ, our Lord and saviour.

We are sure it was impossible for any who died before Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to enter into the innermost holiest where God dwells since the 'the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest' as we awaited Christ.

[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 9
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

We are sure of the place Abraham was, called Abraham's bossom where Lazarus met him and the place had a separation with another place of torment. We believe that was paradise.

We believe when Jesus died on the cross He went there.... having an appointment with the thief who repented on the cross.

[My Offline Bible] Luke 23
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

We are sure from scriptures that He rose from the dead and others too rose with Him and were seen on the streets of Jerusalem.

[My Offline Bible] Matthew 27
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

We are sure that the first person to see Him alive was Mary Magdalene who wanted to hold Him which Christ declined because He had not gone to the Father...

[My Offline Bible] John 20
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

He descended and also ascended...
[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 9
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

And finally He ascended physically, to return in like manner in future...

[My Offline Bible] Acts 1
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

It's obvious that there are many mysteries surrounding scriptures that speak of the spiritual realms which we must learn as Christians and this we will do as the Lord permits...

Let's continue this discussion tomorrow...

6pm...afterwork on the way home
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The Bible Class, TBC
Non Denominational Bible Discussion Class

83, Adeniyi Jones Avenue
Opposite Trevo
Ikeja Lagos

The more we know and understand scriptures, the more we leave error and superstition into righteousness and truth!

[My Offline Bible] Matthew 22
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Come with friends....