Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries
How Dispensations relate to the Resurrection, Ascension and Session.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
REV 12:5 – and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
(1) The Second Advent of Christ.
(2) The judgment of the human race coming out of the Tribulation, the Baptism of Fire, in which there are two separate judgments: that of the Gentiles and that of the Jews.
(3) The restoration of Israel.
(4) The Millennial rule of Jesus Christ.
(5) The Gog Revolution.
(6) The final judgments of history: the judgment of fallen angels who are cast into the Lake of Fire, and the resurrection and judgment of all unbelievers at the Great White Throne who are cast into the Lake of Fire.
The resurrection, ascension, and session all deal with the true humanity of Jesus Christ.
Just as only the humanity of Christ could provide our so-great salvation by receiving the judgment for our sins in His own body, so only the humanity of Christ could be resurrected, ascended, and seated at the right hand of God the Father.
During the entire period of the hypostatic union on earth, from the baby in the cradle to the resurrection, ascension, and session, our Lord was still holding the universe together by the word of His power.
Session = the humanity of Christ inherited a greater title than any angelic creature including any seraphim or cherubim.
Triumphal procession = our Lord’s triumphal parade after His death, burial and resurrection when He proceeded through billions and billions of light years of space in the second heaven or stellar universe.
EPH 4:8 Therefore, it [Old Testament] says [PSA 68:18], “When He ascended into heaven [third heaven], He led a host of captives in a triumphal procession from a state of captivity, and He gave spiritual gifts to men.”
Although we are now inferior to angels in our human bodies on earth, in the future, in resurrection bodies, we will be totally superior to angels.
The most beautiful creature who ever had a body is Satan himself, the devil, Lucifer, the Son of the morning, Helel, and you will have a far greater body than him or any other angel.
1PE 3:22 – Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.
With the resurrection of Jesus Christ, all angelic creatures, including fallen angels, are subordinated to Him “in His humanity!”
PSA 148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
EPH 1:22 “And He [God the Father] has subordinated all [angelic creatures] under His feet. Furthermore, He appointed Him [Jesus Christ] ruler over all things to the church.”