The Benefit of Christ’s Ascension
Ultimately with R.C. Sproul
Ligonier Ministries
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2024
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
When Jesus ascended into heaven and left His disciples behind, why did they respond "with great joy" (Luke 24:52)? In this episode, R.C. Sproul teaches that Christ's ascension to His glorious throne is of great benefit to His church.
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| 0:00.0 | When Jesus first tells his disciples that yet a little while that he is going to go away |
| 0:07.0 | and they will see him no more, a pall of gloom and fear descended upon them. |
| 0:15.0 | And yet, when the disciples stood there on the Mount of Olives and watched Jesus ascend in clouds of glory into heaven, |
| 0:27.0 | they returned to Jerusalem rejoicing. |
| 0:32.0 | The reason for the change in their response was they came to |
| 0:36.9 | understand he was going to ascend to the heavenly places to fill all things and that would be far more beneficial for |
| 0:46.2 | the apostles he left behind than had he stayed here on earth. Earth. |
| 0:53.0 | Thanks for listening to ultimately with R.C. Sproll. |
| 0:58.0 | This is a podcast from Ligonier Ministries. |
| 1:01.0 | For more information about Ligonier and to discover thousands of free |
| 1:04.7 | resources to help you grow in your Christian faith, visit Ligonier.org. you're |
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