Where is Jesus now?
But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. (Heb. 10:12) Where is Jesus now? The question of Jesus’s present location is a valid one because of what we have already learned about his humanity (Jesus has a risen and glorified human body that he will keep forever). So Jesus is literally in a place right now; in his physical human body, he exists somewhere. But where? The Bible is clear that Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God the Father in heaven (Heb. 10:12; 12:2). Heaven is indeed a place, even though it is invisible to us. The Hebrews 10 passage makes clear that this is where Jesus is even now. What is Jesus doing now? As Jesus sits in heaven at God’s right hand, what is his current role? First, Jesus is mediating for us before the throne of God. The Bible tells us that Jesus is a mediator. He was a mediator when he died on the cross to bridge the gap between sinners and the holy God. But he continues to be a media...