He did not speak to His disciples of His resurrection, His ascension, and His parousia as three distinct acts, since the event to which He looked forward is not identical with any of the three, but is composed of them all. The resurrection is, at the same time, the ascension and parousia, and in the parousia the resurrection and the ascension are also included. --- Albert Schweitzer, "The Quest of the Historical Jesus"
Wow! I never even considered this as a possibility. My mind is whirling.
I can see this as possibly true. All three were contained in this multifaceted event.
It goes on to say:
"Jesus spoke of the future of His work and His teaching in a way that implied the consciousness of an influence to be continued after His death, whether unbrokenly or intermittently, and the consciousness that by this influence His work and teaching would be preserved from destruction and the final victory assured to it."
Here we are 2,000 or so years later and various versions of his teaching are still here. I'm going to have to contemplate all of this!
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