The present biblical research on the Lukan Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) is very active. On the contrary, however the research on the Lukan Christology in relation to Jesus’ resurrection and exaltation is very inactive. The internal research on this Lu...
The present biblical research on the Lukan Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) is very active. On the contrary, however the research on the Lukan Christology in relation to Jesus’ resurrection and exaltation is very inactive. The internal research on this Lukan Christology is very few and we can find only a few research articles on the Lukan Christology among foreign scholars[‘The Christology be related to the Jesus birth’(Adams James W., Chvals-Smith Antony), ‘The Character and Purpose of Luke's Christology’(Duglas Buckwalter), ‘The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts’(Mark L. Strauss)]. The Article on Jesus’ ascention significantly considered is only one work. The title of this thesis is “The Ascension of the Messiah in Lukan Christology”(Leiden: Brill, 1977) by A. W. Zwiep.
Therefore, the research on the Lukan Christology with special reference to Jesus’ resurrection and ascention will be meaningful work to the exalted Jesus to higher level after his resurrection and ascention. At the present, the resurrection and ascention of Jesus feels as if he is absent till the Second Advent of Christ. Now he is only hearing the prayer(Meditator) of Christians at God's right side, and to watching over God’s will in history through the power of the Holy Spirit untill the Second Advent of Christ. But Jesus is not absent but exists and has great influence and leadership in the daily lives of Christians.
This thesis will present the biblical bases for Christians to live a life of witness for Jesus and to give them courage to live boldly as God’ children, to win the world, Satan and the evil desires by receiving the ability(help) of the Messiah Jesus to be an eternal king as the Messiah who exists always after his ascention.
Part Ⅰ of this work will look at the background of the ascention of the Messiah as he appeared in the early Judean literature and in other parts in the Old Testament. And then in Part Ⅱ will examine the ‘Messiah’s resurrection and ascention as it appears in Luke-Acts. The Messiah of the Old Testament is Jesus Christ of the New Testament. The Messiah is the Davidic Son(2 Sam. 7:4-17) and possesses the eternal nation and eternal reign. The Messiah is correctly Jesus Christ, who was presented as ‘The Son of Man’ in Daniel 7:13-14 and will be highlighted as the future Messiah Jesus of the New Testament.
Also, this paper will tell about the appearance of ‘Jesus as a bearer of the Holy Spirit’ in Luke and ‘Jesus as the sender of the Holy Spirit’ in Acts. The Acts of the Apostles does not only tell about ‘the activity of the Holy Spirit’, but will be the evidence of ‘the activity of this ascended Jesus through the Holy Spirit.’ And then we deal with the theological meaning of the Christology of the Messiah’s resurrection and ascention.
I believe my paper contributes to our past and current understanding of the work and power of Jesus.
First, Jesus after the resurrection and ascention is now the Messiah king and is the good news of salvation for the life of Christians. He exists as king today.
Second, The Acts of the Apostles does not simply tell about ‘the activity of the Holy Spirit’ but ‘the activity of the ascended Jesus through the Holy Spirit.’
Third, To interpret to be “filled with the Holy Spirit” is to be filled with/by Jesus Spirit. The paper will try to challenge and criticize the problems of the Holy Spirit Movement(excluded morality, personality) which began in 1970s in Korea and this would influence still the Korean Church.