Chapter 19 - Christ's Death
The Son willingly went to His death. John 10:17-18.
The Father definitely appointed Him to it.
- "Not Judas for money, not Pilate for fear, not the Jews for envy, but the Father for love!"
God's will is one, not contradictory.
When Jesus asked for the cup to pass from Him, in Gethsemane:
- it shows He knew the horror of Calvary to come:
- He endured the cross, for the joy set before Him (Heb. 12:2).
If the Son wasn't willing, His death wasn't just.
His sacrifice was a sweet smell in God's nose (Ephesians 5:2).
- because of who He was as the Son of God.
Remember the Son's willingness and the Father's acceptance, of Jesus' sacrifice.
Chapter 20 - Christ's Resurrection
Essential to our faith [though Lewis missed it??]
Jesus predicted it.
The Father vindicated His Son by it.
The Spirit brought it about (Rom 1:4).
The Son raised Himself - John 10:18.
His Body: the same, but different...
- a firstfruits of our own.
Chapter 21 - Christ's Exaltation
His resurrection began His exaltation, and they are connected.
His ascension was not getting away from earth.
His res. shows Him to be Lord of all (Matt. 28:18).
His ascension was His path to glorification.
His arrival in Heaven, His reception by His Father, must have been glorious!
His enthronement as prophet, priest and king.
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