When Christ was on the cross, whom did God see there with Him?
God saw you and I there with Christ on the cross. The same pattern follows through the tomb and resurrection: you and I were seen with Him, raised with Him, and seated together with Him in the heavenlies because of belief in the gospel.
Les explains that when Christ was on the cross, God saw you and I there with Him; when He was in the tomb, God saw you and I there with Him; and as He rose in resurrection power, you and I were in there with Him. Paul brings out that we have been raised, resurrected out of that deadness, and made to sit together in the heavenlies. Les says believers are so special in God’s sight simply because they believe the gospel, and God considers them already seated with Him in the heavenlies. Even when we were dead in sins, He quickened us together with Christ; by grace, not merit, we are saved, raised up together, and made to sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. This gives comfort that believing loved ones are in His presence, already seated in the heavenlies, so death need not be feared.
Who did God see with Jesus on the cross, in the tomb, and at the resurrection?
God saw believers—you and I—with Jesus on the cross, in the tomb, and at His resurrection. When Christ was crucified, buried, and raised, God viewed all who believe the gospel as present with Him, later seated together in the heavenlies.
When Christ died, was buried, and rose, who did God see with Him?
God saw you and I with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. In the crucifixion, tomb, and resurrection, the believer was identified with Him, so that we are raised together and seated together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.