Hi Joe,
Thanks for the reply. It got me wondering. Did Jesus have to exceed the speed of light in order to ascend to the Father? Of course it could be instantaneous, but what actually happened?
I mean how far is it to where the Father is/was? Is it a location some great distance or space of time from where Jesus was on the earth? Isn't Father God everywhere present?
I would like to hear some comments on this thought if anyone is interested.
Indianabob
Hi all,
Time travel is not a dimension for God. He created time. When Jesus was resurrected He said to Mary, do not touch Me, I have not yet ascended to my Father in Heaven. Shortly thereafter He did. He went defying all physical laws including the speed of light.
Joe
Hi Bob,
I'm just going to put together some scriptures about God.
Edit: Expanded the list with many more verses and ideas. More to come, God willing.
God is spirit (John 4:24) .
He is the Father of spirits (Hebrew 12:9).
The Heavens are His throne and earth is His footstool ( Isaiah 66:1, Acts 7:49).
Not even the heavens of the heavens can contain Him (2 Chron 2:6, 6:18, 1 Kings 8:27).
He is not far from any of us for in Him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28).
He is before all things (Col. 1:17).
Him do all things have their cohesion, consist, are held together (Col. 1:16-17, Eph 4:6, Romans 11:36).
He is Invisible (Col 1:15, 1 Tim 1:17, Hebrews 11:27, II Cor. 4:4).
He is the King of all Ages, Immortal (1 Tim 1:17, 1 Tim 1:16).
He is the God of the Eons/ Eonian God (Psalm 90:2, Jeremiah 10:10).
He dwells in a light no man can approach (1 Tim 1:16).
Seeing Jesus is Seeing the Father (John 14:9).
He is the Savior God (Jude 1:25, Luke 1:47, Zeph 3:17, Isaiah 45:21).
No one has ever heard or seen the Father (John 5:37, 1 John 4:12, John 1:18).
Our God is One God (Deut 6:4, Mark 12:29, Romans 3:30, Eph. 4:6, 1 Cor. 8:6, James 2:19, Malachi 2:10, Zech 14:9.... ).
There is none like Him (Exodus 8:10, 1 Chron. 17:20, Psalm 86:8, Isaiah 46:9, Isaiah 45:5, 21).
There is no God beside Him(John 17:3, Deut. 4:39, 1 Chron. 17:20, Deut. 4:35, Isaiah 46:9, Isaiah 45:5, Deut. 32:39, 1 Sam 2:2)."
He has no equal (Isaiah 40:25, Jeremiah 49:19, 1 Sam 2:2).
He is the God of Mercy and all comforts ( 2 Cor. 1:3).
God is not a man (I Sam. 15:29, Numbers 23:19)
God does not lie (Titus 1:2, Numbers 23:19, Hebrews 6:18)
God is Perfect (Mat. 5:48, Gen 17:1, 2 Sam 22:31, Deut 32:4)
God does not change (Malachi 3:6)
God does no wrong (Deut 32:4, James 1:17, Job 34:10)
Jesus Christ is the Son of God (Mat. 16:16, Matthew 8:29, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 26:62-64, Matthew 27:43, Matthew 27:54, Mark 1:1, Mark 3:11, Mark 5:7, Mark 15:39, Luke 1:32, 35, Luke 4:41, Luke 8:28, John 1:34, John 19:7, John 20:31, Romans 1:3-4, 1 Cor 1:9, 2 Cor 1:19, Gal 2:20, Gal 4:4, Eph 4:13, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 6:6, 1 John 3:8, John 3:16 )
Jesus came forth out of the Father (John 8:42, 1 Cor 3:23, John 13:3, John 16:27-28).
Jesus is God's creative original (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:14, Rev 19:13)
The Word of God (Jesus) is God (John 1:1, John 14:10, ).
Jesus is God (Heb. 1:8, 9, Psalm 45:6-7, John 8:58, John 17:5, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 7:14, John 5:18, Philippians 2:6, Rev 1:8, John 20:28, John 1:18).
Jesus has always been the Priest of the Most High God (Heb 3:1 Heb 5:10 Psalm 110:4 Gen 14:18).
Jesus Christ is the expressed Image of God (Col. 1: 14, Hebrews 1:3).
Head of Christ is God (1 Cor. 11:3).
Jesus and the Father are One (John 10:30, John 17:21) .
The Father is the God of Jesus (Eph 1:17, Col. 1:3, I Pet. 1:3).
God subjects all to Jesus (1 Cor. 15:28).
God is love (1 John 4:7, 2 Corinthians 13:11).
Okay So i've amassed quite a few scriptures here and I want to keep adding to this list which I will do in a little.
So how far is it to where the Father is? Not far all. He is everywhere. He is spirit. He is so large that nothing can contain Him, He can't be brought down to size so He brought forth the Son so that we could know Him. I'm not completely sure what Jesus meant by "ascending" to His Father seeing as we all live and move and have our being Him, even Jesus did whiledepar He was present with us. Christ was also raised with a spiritual body and possessed Immortality now. Perhaps it meant that HE was not yet "Restored to His Former glory" that He had with His Father before the world began? Perhaps that is what ascension meant because I just don't see it as meaning that He had to travel to some distant place at the speed of light to literally sit at the right hand of some literal throne. No, God is spirit.
Well maybe my post gave your more questions than answers bob so my apologies if that's the case. Like I said, I will return to expand this list of scripture about God in the future.
God bless,
Alex