5 From Fading to Greater Glory

When Jesus walked on earth as a man, He had a unique relationship with the Father. The Father was in Him, and He was in the Father. When Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit was sent so that God could have the same relationship with all who place their faith in the Son. God's plan was not to leave the Son on earth as a physical being, but to receive Him into heaven as an intercessor and advocate.

The Ascension marked the end of the Inter-Covenantal Period and the beginning of the permanent New Covenant! The glory of the Old Covenant faded in anticipation of the arrival of the Greater Glory of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Old Heavens and Earth faded with the obsolescence of the Old Covenants.