Session of Christ [work-in-progress]
Session of Christ (Wikipedia). The Session of Christ or heavenly session is a Christian doctrine stating that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father in Heaven—the word "session" is an archaic noun meaning "sitting". The debate regarding this doctrine is whether the Reign of Christ occurs prior to the Second Coming (parousia) or after.
1 Corinthians 15:20-28: But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For “God[a] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
Spatiality
Spatiality and angels. Angels are spatial, given that they go from one place to another. Daniel 9:21 speaks of the angel Gabriel coming to Daniel "in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice." Just prior to the resurrection, Matthew 28:2 tells us that an angel "came and rolled back the stone and sat on it." This angel was not only visible to the guards, but also to the women (verse 4). He had the ability not only to change locations but also to interact with physical objects. There are many other examples in the Old and New Testaments. Thus, if angels operate in some spatially limited way, then for angels to occupy Heaven there must be a spatial place called "Heaven" for them to occupy.
Spatiality and Christ's resurrected body. Christ's resurrected body is a human, spatial body. His resurrection was a bodily resurrection (Matthew 28:9; Luke 24:39-40; John 20:20, 24-29). After the resurrection, Jesus’ body changed locations and assumed various postures (Luke 24:30, 50; John 20:20; 21:12–13). The women who first met the resurrected Christ grabbed his feet (Matthew 28:9). Jesus took pains to ensure that the disciples would also recognize that he was genuinely physical and material: “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
Christ in Heaven. Christ' resurrection was a bodily resurrection. In the Ascension he ascended to Heaven and that's where he is now. The apostle John tells us that Jesus is preparing a place for us in his Father's house (John 14:2-3). At the Second Coming we will be going to a real Heaven.
Our Father in Heaven. If Heaven is a real, "spatial" place, then the Father is proximate to other spatial entities (angels, resurrected humans, and Christ's resurrected body) and His manifestation dwells within a spatial realm.
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