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Acts 1:9-11Acts 1:9-11Acts 1:9-11Acts 1:9-11Now when He had spoken these Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”heaven.”

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Why Was the Why Was the Ascension of Ascension of

Christ Christ Necessary?Necessary?

Why Was the Why Was the Ascension of Ascension of

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The Ascension Was The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Necessary that Christ Might Send the Holy Might Send the Holy

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John 16:7John 16:7John 16:7John 16:7““Nevertheless I tell you the truth, Nevertheless I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.”I depart, I will send Him to you.”

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John 14:16-17John 14:16-17John 14:16-17John 14:16-17““And I will pray the Father, and He And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- He may abide with you forever-- the Spirit of truth, whom the the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”with you and will be in you.”

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John 14:26John 14:26John 14:26John 14:26““But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”things that I said to you.”

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John 16:12-13John 16:12-13John 16:12-13John 16:12-13““But I still have many things to But I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things speak; and He will tell you things to come. to come.

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John 16:14-15John 16:14-15John 16:14-15John 16:14-15““He will glorify Me, for He will He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it He will take of Mine and declare it to you.” to you.”

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John 15:26-27John 15:26-27John 15:26-27John 15:26-27““But when the Helper comes, But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have bear witness, because you have been with Me from the been with Me from the beginning.”beginning.”

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The Ascension Was The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Necessary that Christ Might Send the Holy Might Send the Holy Spirit to Confirm the Spirit to Confirm the

Word of GodWord of God

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Mark 16:19-20Mark 16:19-20Mark 16:19-20Mark 16:19-20So then, after the Lord had spoken So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and Lord working with them and confirming the word through the confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. accompanying signs. Amen.

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Hebrews 2:3-4Hebrews 2:3-4Hebrews 2:3-4Hebrews 2:3-4How shall we escape if we neglect How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? Spirit, according to His own will?

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The Ascension Was The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Necessary that Christ Might Send the Holy Might Send the Holy Spirit to Reprove the Spirit to Reprove the

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The Ascension Was The Ascension Was Necessary that Christ Necessary that Christ Might Send the Holy Might Send the Holy Spirit to Reprove the Spirit to Reprove the

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John 16:8-11John 16:8-11John 16:8-11John 16:8-11““And when He has come, He will And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.”the ruler of this world is judged.”

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Psalm 110:4Psalm 110:4Psalm 110:4Psalm 110:4The LORD has sworn And will not The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are a priest forever relent, "You are a priest forever According to the order of According to the order of Melchizedek."Melchizedek."

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Hebrews 7:11-13Hebrews 7:11-13Hebrews 7:11-13Hebrews 7:11-13Therefore, if perfection were Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received (for under it the people received the law), what further need was the law), what further need was there that another priest should there that another priest should rise according to the order of rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? according to the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of necessity there is also a change of the law. For He of whom these of the law. For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar. has officiated at the altar.

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Hebrews 7:14-17Hebrews 7:14-17Hebrews 7:14-17Hebrews 7:14-17For it is evident that our Lord For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more priesthood. And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another Melchizedek, there arises another priest who has come, not priest who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. For the power of an endless life. For He testifies: He testifies: "You are a priest "You are a priest foreverforever According to the order of According to the order of Melchizedek."Melchizedek."

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Hebrews 8:1-3Hebrews 8:1-3Hebrews 8:1-3Hebrews 8:1-3““Now this is the main point of the Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. For every erected, and not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. One also have something to offer.

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Hebrews 8:4-5Hebrews 8:4-5Hebrews 8:4-5Hebrews 8:4-5For if He were on earth, He would For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts priests who offer the gifts according to the law; who serve according to the law; who serve the copy and shadow of the the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For about to make the tabernacle. For He said, He said, "See that you make all "See that you make all things according to the pattern things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."shown you on the mountain."

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Exodus 30:10Exodus 30:10Exodus 30:10Exodus 30:10““And Aaron shall make atonement And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."most holy to the LORD."

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Hebrews 9:11-12Hebrews 9:11-12Hebrews 9:11-12Hebrews 9:11-12But Christ came as High Priest of But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal for all, having obtained eternal redemption. redemption.

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Hebrews 7:23-25Hebrews 7:23-25Hebrews 7:23-25Hebrews 7:23-25Also there were many priests, Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession always lives to make intercession for them. for them.

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Hebrews 7:26-27Hebrews 7:26-27Hebrews 7:26-27Hebrews 7:26-27For such a High Priest was fitting For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He He did once for all when He offered up Himself. offered up Himself.

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Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 7:28Hebrews 7:28For the law appoints as high For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected Son who has been perfected forever. forever.

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