Covenant of Peace: A Return to Holiness

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. God's plan was not to leave the Son on earth as a physical being, but to receive Him into heaven as the glorified Lamb of God. In that capacity, Jesus rules and reigns and acts as an eternal intercessor and advocate.

Jesus completed His work on earth and passed the baton to His disciples. It has always been God's purpose for man to rule and reign on the earth as His obedient family. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ was necessary to crush Satan's rebellion and to receive sons and daughters to glory.

The Ascension and Pentecost are two distinct events, yet they are intricately intertwined. Ascension is the runner-up to Pentecost. Jesus victoriously ascended into heaven so that the Holy Spirit could be sent. It was the last time that the disciples would see Jesus bodily, but there would be a short waiting period until Pentecost, which was scheduled to occur 50 (Pente) days after Jesus' Resurrection.

The dynamic duo of Ascension and Pentecost marked the end of the Inter-Covenantal Period and the beginning of the Everlasting New Covenant. The New Covenant reveals a Greater Glory than all previous covenants. It is important to comprehend that they are to walk in the Greater Glory of the New Covenant. Hanging onto the faded glory of the Mosaic Covenant is like putting the veil back over Moses' face. It results in syncretism with the Mosaic Covenant, its demands, and its blessings and curses, but Jesus Christ has set sinners free from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for them.