AFTER JESUS' RESURRECTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HUMAN STATUS?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. After Jesus' Resurrection
a) After Jesus arose from the dead, what happened to his body of flesh? What happened to his human status as “lower than the angels”? What happened to the throne he inherited from David?
b) The gospel’s core message is that "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and he was buried; and he rose again the third day... seen by [many]" (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
c) There are questions, however, about the nature and authority of Christ when he was seen resurrected, about his ascension to heaven and his accession to the throne of heaven.
2. What Happened To His Human Status?
a) Some people believe that Jesus ceased to be human when he was glorified and exalted. However this is not affirmed in the scriptures. Although exalted to the highest place, he is still called a “man”.
1 Timothy 2:5
5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 15:47
47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
b) It is true that Jesus is "a life giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45). But that does not mean he is disembodied and no longer human.
c) "We see Jesus, who was made for a little while lower than the angels so that he could suffer death... In all things he had to be made like his brethren, so that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest..." (Hebrews 2:9,17).
d) Since Jesus has been glorified and exalted, his status is no longer lower than the angels, but above them. He is a man exalted, yet a man nevertheless.
Philippians 2:8-10
8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
e) That statement puts Jesus now above the angels and gives him the authority of God. The name above every name is not “Jesus” but “Jehovah”. He is the man Jesus, and he is also the God Jehovah.
f) The name Jehovah, the special name of God, is also rendered “Yaweh” or “YHWH” or “LORD.”
g) When "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us," he did not cease to be the Word (John 1:1,14). Conversely, when he became glorified and exalted, he did not cease to be human. He still bears his human name “Jesus”. He also bears the divine and exalted name “Jehovah”
The End ...
1. After Jesus' Resurrectiona) After Jesus arose from the dead, what happened to his body of flesh? What happened to his human status as “lower than the angels”? What happened to the throne he inherited from David?
b) The gospel’s core message is that "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and he was buried; and he rose again the third day... seen by [many]" (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
c) There are questions, however, about the nature and authority of Christ when he was seen resurrected, about his ascension to heaven and his accession to the throne of heaven.
2. What Happened To His Human Status?
a) Some people believe that Jesus ceased to be human when he was glorified and exalted. However this is not affirmed in the scriptures. Although exalted to the highest place, he is still called a “man”.
1 Timothy 2:5
5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 15:47
47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
b) It is true that Jesus is "a life giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45). But that does not mean he is disembodied and no longer human.
c) "We see Jesus, who was made for a little while lower than the angels so that he could suffer death... In all things he had to be made like his brethren, so that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest..." (Hebrews 2:9,17).
d) Since Jesus has been glorified and exalted, his status is no longer lower than the angels, but above them. He is a man exalted, yet a man nevertheless.
Philippians 2:8-10
8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
e) That statement puts Jesus now above the angels and gives him the authority of God. The name above every name is not “Jesus” but “Jehovah”. He is the man Jesus, and he is also the God Jehovah.
f) The name Jehovah, the special name of God, is also rendered “Yaweh” or “YHWH” or “LORD.”
g) When "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us," he did not cease to be the Word (John 1:1,14). Conversely, when he became glorified and exalted, he did not cease to be human. He still bears his human name “Jesus”. He also bears the divine and exalted name “Jehovah”
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