Are believers already seated in the heavenlies?
Yes. Believers in the Gospel have a present position in Christ: they are already seated in the heavenlies, even while awaiting the day they will be taken up into the heavenlies to be in union with Christ Himself. This position is part of the believer’s standing in the Body of Christ.
Les teaches that this is something Peter never got the whole story on, and most people today do not comprehend the position believers of the Gospel have in Christ. He explains that we are already seated in the heavenlies, and we are waiting for the day when we will be taken up into the heavenlies and be in union with Christ Himself. He connects this to Ephesians 1, where Paul writes that Christ was raised from the dead and set at God’s own right hand in the heavenlies. That is our position: when He is in heaven, we are in heaven. Christ is far above all principality, power, might, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come.