Swete: The Ascended Christ:
THE ASCENDED CHRIST......................................................................... 2
FOREWORD............................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER I: THE ASCENSION AND THE SESSION............................ 12
1. The Ascension..................................................................................... 14
2. The Session......................................................................................... 17
END NOTES......................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER II: THE KING.......................................................................... 23
1. All Authority in Heaven........................................................................ 26
2. All Authority on Earth.......................................................................... 28
END NOTES......................................................................................... 33
CHAPTER III: PRIEST.............................................................................. 36
1. Made Purification of Sins..................................................................... 37
2. Our High Priest in Heaven................................................................... 38
3. Levitical Typology............................................................................... 39
4. The Sacrifices...................................................................................... 41
5. Jewish High Priest............................................................................... 42
6. We Are All Priests.............................................................................. 43
7. Christ’s Death and Presentation in Heaven........................................... 44
END NOTES......................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER IV: PROPHET......................................................................... 49
1. New Gift of Prophecy......................................................................... 51
2. Church as “Prophet”............................................................................ 53
3. Teaching of the Spirit........................................................................... 56
END NOTES......................................................................................... 58
CHAPTER V: THE HEAD......................................................................... 60
1. As Husband........................................................................................ 60
2. Head of the Body................................................................................ 63
END NOTES......................................................................................... 70
CHAPTER VI THE MEDIATOR, INTERCESSOR, AND ADVOCATE.. 73
1. Mediator............................................................................................. 73
2. Intercessor and Advocate.................................................................... 76
END NOTES......................................................................................... 81
CHATPER VII: THE FORERUNNER....................................................... 83
1. Individual Received by the Lord at Death............................................. 86
2. Whole Church Received into Mansions................................................ 87
(a) Supreme Struggle of Faith to See God Now................................... 88
(b) Beatific Vision of God.................................................................... 89
END NOTES......................................................................................... 91
CHAPTER VIII: THE PRESENCE IN THE MIDST.................................. 94
1. The Lord is Present Wherever Christians Meet.................................... 95
2. In Revelation the Lord is Present in midst of His Church....................... 97
3. In Matthew 28 the Lord is with His Evangelizing Church....................... 99
END NOTES....................................................................................... 100
CHAPTER IX: THE COMING ONE....................................................... 103
1. The Second Coming is Sure............................................................... 103
2. The Second Coming is for the Whole World...................................... 107
END NOTES....................................................................................... 109
CHAPTER X: THE JUDGE...................................................................... 112
1. The Ascended Christ is the Judge...................................................... 112
2. The Ascended Christ is Judge at His Return....................................... 114
END NOTES....................................................................................... 119
POSTSCRIPT.......................................................................................... 122
1. The Ascension Bears Witness against the Materialism of Our Age...... 122
2. The Ascension Emphasizes His Present Life and Reigh....................... 123
3. The Ascension is Necessary to Understand Our Standing in His Church 124
4. The Ascension Dictates Our Attitude toward the World..................... 126
5. The Ascension is Necessary to Appreciate the Worship of the Church 127
6. The Ascension Inspires a Deep Sense of Personal Responsibility........ 128
7. The Ascension Brings Joy and Hope.................................................. 129