We believe (1) that the Lord Jesus was crucified, buried, and on the third day was resurrected bodily from the dead and glorified as the first-fruits of God’s new creation; (2) that he ascended into heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of the Father as ruler over all things; (3) that He presently intercedes as High Priest and Advocate for all who draw near to God through Him; and (4) that He will return personally, visibly, and gloriously to judge the living and the dead.
Acts 2:32 ESV - “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”
Luke 24:39 ESV - “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.””
John 20:27 ESV - “Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.””
1 Corinthians 15:17, 23 ESV - “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. … But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:20 ESV - “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
Acts 1:9-11 ESV - “And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.””
Ephesians 1:20-22 ESV - “that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,”
1 Timothy 3:16 ESV - “Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.”
1 Peter 3:22 ESV - “who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.”
John 14:16 ESV - “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,”
1 John 2:1 ESV - “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”
Romans 8:34 ESV - “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died–more than that, who was raised–who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”
Hebrews 7:25 ESV - “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.”
Matthew 24:29-30 ESV - ““Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
Luke 17:24 ESV - “For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.”
Acts 1:10-11 ESV - “And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.””
1 Thessalonians 4:16 ESV - “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.”
1 John 2:28 ESV - “And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.”
2 Timothy 4:1 ESV - “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:”
1 Peter 4:5 ESV - “but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.”
Revelation 1:7 ESV - “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ESV - “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,”