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So I have been wrestling around ideas in my head, trying to grasp the concept of Christ's death and resurrection blowing away the gates of hell and creating a way for us to go to heaven and including the battles still happening today.
He sits at the right hand of the Father. He said, "It is finished when he breathed his last breath." So what about the battles of today? If Christ's battle was won, what's the role of today's battle(s)?
Then the Lord made things a little clearer for me. Christ did blast through the gates of hell, he did make a way, Him. That battle has been won. But that was part of the battle in the war for the souls of men. There is a final battle, Judgment Day. But before that day comes, there is another battle happening.
The spiritual battle.
And here's what I think happened. Remember Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into the disciples before his ascension into heaven. I think He breathed the Holy Spirit into them, passed the baton to the Holy Spirit, and now sits at the right of the Father. Christ's battle is complete, but the fighting continues. I don't believe Christ is up there sitting on his behind, I believe He is still active in our lives and in this other battle- b/c the three are ONE.
Just as in a track meet, the team is still fighting, even after the first leg/person/position finishes their lap or their particular portion of the race. That runner passes the baton, and the next runner takes the baton and continues the race. After the previous runner has completed their portion, that "race" has not yet been won. Perhaps that particular leg had been, but the race continues to completion. |
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