Ascends to Father
--Could not touch Him immediately after resurrection, but by Matthew 28:18 he had been given all authority so He must have ascended to Father
between these two times (Worrell)
In His blood all the guilt and sin
Poured blood over mercy seat of heaven
Carried His blood into the Holy of Holies; into the supreme court of the universe
The blood was accepted
The blood cleansed the Old Testament saints who had trusted in the blood of bulls and goats; it put their sin away
The New Covenant not established in heaven until Jesus
carried His blood into the Holy of Holies
and poured it over the mercy seat
The blood sealed the New Covenant - it only required one offering
New Covenant began to function the moment He carried His blood into the heavenly Holy of Holies
He arose the High Priest of the New Covenant
When complete entered Kingly office
He is the New High Priest
Mediator of New Covenant between fallen man and The Father
He has made provision for recreating of human race
Went to Paradise and preached
Jesus then enabled to go to Paradise and proclaim to the awaiting saints of the Old Covenant that He had made a perfect redemption
Then Old Testament saints ready to go to heaven
No more Law; it had been fulfilled
No more sacrifices
Sat down
Lives to make intercession; our advocate/our attorney