Ascension: Notes on the Lord of Spirits
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Title: The Heavens Made Ready his Throne Date: 2021-07-25 url: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/the_heavens_made_ready_his_throne/
First Half
Intro
Ascension is not an epilogue to the resurrection.
Book When Church Became Theatre
Frs talk about the succession myth of ANE religion.
When the god achieves what he intended to do he sits down on a throne, to show his kingdom/authority is established.
Ties into the Chaos-struggle stories. chaoskampf
Ancient time these petrosomatoglyphs signified the walk of a god to his throne in a temple. The people participated with it in the sacrifices.
polis The city in various hymns is best understood as the city of God (not necessarily Constantinople) Cf. pueblo being city and people in Spanish hymns
Second Half
John 20.17 Mary Magdalene wants to cling/hold onto Jesus but Jesus has told her he as not yet ascended. Cf St Ignatius Ascension