In his earthly ministry, Jesus functioned in the mode of a prophet. In his ascension, he continues to act as a prophet to us, calling us out of patterns of existence where we try to live self-protected and overly controlling lives. Jonathan offers an example of how Jesus acted as a prophet by looking at Jesus' encounter with the rich young man in Mark 10. In doing so, he draws out lessons for us in terms of how we can learn to let go of our need for control and to enter into the kingdom of God with our hand held safely by Jesus, our loving lord and saviour.
