My thesis is different than what was offered in the notes.
Based on what I'm learning in this class and the incredible emphasis on the victory of the Messiah, seated high above all powers, and the gifts given to the living stone tree temple body to grow up to maturity into the head, it sure seems to tie in the "ascent and descent" of Psalm 68 into what the narrative of Eph 4 is saying.
Therefore I think it is only logical to view the "ascent' of Jesus to be going to receive His throne at the right hand of the Father (seated high above all heavens and powers) and that the descent must be the giving of the Spirit at Pentecost. The last verse of Psalm 68 is about God giving gifts of power. When we read Acts 2 at Pentecost the gifts come down in power. For what purpose? To take the 1 word of love to the diverse languages and peoples represented from the jewish diaspora gathering for feast of booths.
Is it fair to not view the descent as incarnation nor burial? But the Spirit's descent?
Based on what I'm learning in this class and the incredible emphasis on the victory of the Messiah, seated high above all powers, and the gifts given to the living stone tree temple body to grow up to maturity into the head, it sure seems to tie in the "ascent and descent" of Psalm 68 into what the narrative of Eph 4 is saying.
Therefore I think it is only logical to view the "ascent' of Jesus to be going to receive His throne at the right hand of the Father (seated high above all heavens and powers) and that the descent must be the giving of the Spirit at Pentecost. The last verse of Psalm 68 is about God giving gifts of power. When we read Acts 2 at Pentecost the gifts come down in power. For what purpose? To take the 1 word of love to the diverse languages and peoples represented from the jewish diaspora gathering for feast of booths.
Is it fair to not view the descent as incarnation nor burial? But the Spirit's descent?