LORD’S DAY 18
49. What benefit do we receive from Christ’s ascension into heaven?
First, that He is our Advocate in the presence of His Father in Heaven.11 John 2:1; Romans 8:34 Second, that we have our flesh in heaven as a sure pledge, that He as the Head, will also take us, His members, up to Himself.2John 14:2; 20:17; Ephesians 2:6 Third, that He sends us His Spirit as an earnest,3John 14:16; Acts 2:33; 2 Corinthians 5:5 by whose power we seek those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God, and not things on earth.4Colossians 3:1; John 14:3; Hebrews 9:24
50. Why is it added: “And sits at the right hand of God”?
Because Christ ascended into heaven for this end, that He might there appear as the Head of His Church,5Ephesians 1:20-23; Colossians 1:18 by whom the Father governs all things.6John 5:22; 1 Peter 3:22; Psalm 110:1