Father Mike Schmitz

Oh my gosh, is the ascension.

I sometimes get lost in the ascension as being, here's Jesus ascending to heaven and telling the disciples, the apostles, hey, wait for the promised Holy Spirit and that'll come upon you.

And that's it, he's just leaving.

But he wasn't just leaving.

What was he doing?

He was entering into the sanctuary.

He was entering into heaven with the sacrifice of himself presented before God for the, oh my gosh, this is insane.

Just like the priest would go into the Holy of Holies

As Jesus ascends into heaven, he is the great high priest entering into the actual holy of holies.

Remember, the temple was made as a copy, as a foreshadow of what actually exists in reality in heaven.

When the high priest goes into that copy, he's bringing with him something that's limited.

But when Jesus Christ, the great high priest entered into heaven, he brought a sacrifice that is unlimited.

His one sacrifice once for all.

Hopefully that makes sense.

It is remarkable and incredible.

And we get to conclude our story tomorrow.

It has been an incredible journey to be able to walk with you.

So please know that this journey is not over because we can continue to walk with each other, not just tomorrow, but even the day after tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that, because I will be praying for you.

I am praying for you.

Please pray for me.