Where Jesus is now and what he is doing?

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Is Jesus limited for all eternity by the human nature he took on? Where Jesus is now and what he is doing?

At the time of his incarnation Jesus took on a human nature – a second nature – in addition to (not instead of) his divine nature. This second nature is a permanent addition, so Jesus will now always be both fully God and fully man. 

Jesus is described in 1 Timothy 2:5 is currently “The man Christ Jesus.” Thus, from the time of his conception, and for eternity to come, Jesus is no longer just spirit but has a human body. Now his is a glorious body – as ours will be after our resurrection – but it is a body. (Philippians 3:21).

While Jesus was on earth, he was subject to the limitations of being human. We know that Jesus became flesh (John 1:14), that could be touched (1 John 1:1), which got hungry (Mark 11:12), tired (John 4:6) and thirsty (John 19:28). Jesus showed emotions (John 11:33) and he had a mind (Luke 2:25) and a human will (John 6:38). He was subject to temptation (Luke 4:1-12). And we know that after his death and resurrection he still had a human body with flesh and bones, (Luke 24:39) and he ate food to prove this. (Luke 24:42).

Then in Acts 1:9 the disciples saw Jesus ascend into heaven and the angels promised that he would return in the same way (Acts 1:14). The physical manifestation of his being is in one place in a titular sense (the right hand of the Father, Heb 1:3) and in a locative sense (the location of heaven) until he returns physically to earth (Acts 3:21).

But the Holy Spirit of Jesus is also omnipresent. And Paul does not seem to have a problem with referring to Jesus as living in us (Gal 2:20 and Rom 8:10). Jesus himself says that he will be with us (Matt 28:20), even though he said that he was leaving so that the Spirit would come (John 15:7). So while Jesus is in heaven in his human body, he is omnipresent through the Holy Spirit.

So this brings us to the question of whether Jesus is limited in some way. There is nothing in Scripture that indicates that Jesus is in any way limited or disadvantaged by his human nature, either now or in eternity to come.

Right now in heaven, he continues to do his powerful work:
• He is upholding the universe by the word of his power (Heb 1:3)
• He is building his church (Matt 16:18)
• He is interceding for us (Heb 7:25, Rom 8:34)
• He is preparing a place for us (John 14:2)

In conclusion, Jesus’ condescension into human form was great, he is forevermore both fully God and fully man, but Jesus is not diminished in any way and is not any less God than perfect God. Author: Cripplegate

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