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Podcast: The Semper Reformata Podcast
Episode: Catechism Class: LD 18C Q49, Benefits of the Ascension
Description: Catechism Class: LD18C Q49, Benefits of the Ascension Now we come to the application of the ascension of Christ, - the benefits that accrue to us, because of the ascension, and in Q49, we find that there are three of them.Q49. How does Christ's ascension into heaven benefit us? A. First, he is our Advocate in heaven before his Father. Second, we have our flesh in heaven as a sure pledge that he, our Head, will also take us, his members, up to himself. Third, he sends us his Spirit as a counter-pledge, by whose power we seek t...