Catechism Class: LD18, Q47-48, Where is Jesus Now?
The fact that Jesus ascended into heaven may prompt some to ask, “Where is Jesus, right now? Our catechist deals with this important question in Q47. Is Christ, then, not with us until the end of the world, as he has promised us? A. Christ is true man and true God. With respect to his human nature he is no longer on earth, but with respect to his divinity, majesty, grace, and Spirit he is never absent from us.
You can understand why our instructor puts this question to us, for Jesus promised his disciples that he would never leave them, never forsake them, that he would actually stay with them, not just for a few short years, but right until this present age ends. Yet he certainly did leave them, that day when he ascended onto heaven. Compare Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. with Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
So, is Jesus not with us to the end of the world? If he is, in what sense?
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