Jose’s question is not only interesting, but the events of those days were very necessary for the act of redemption and the building of the Church. Here is my thinking based on scriptures leading:
It seems that the Church began in Acts 1 with the ascension, and not in Acts chapter 2 with Pentecost. That makes the best sense, considering the events of scripture.
There had been a prior ascension to the Father and although not recorded it is implied, and was at least in part to place His blood on the mercy seat in heavens temple. He had told Mary after His resurrection not to touch Him, but later told Thomas to thrust his hand in His side. Something had changed. And that ascension to the Father would have been necessary to complete His act of redemption. So His second ascension then would have been for us the church that He was now beginning with the deliverance of Paradise (Eph 4) and the continuation of the gospel for growing this His Church, which of course is still in the building stage.
His deliverance of Paradise and it’s occupants the OT Saints, would have according to Eph 4 taken place at His ascension, making Paul’s other statements very clear in Ephesians as to his meaning. Clarity comes when we see who he made us one with. — which of the saints? We are one new man; one body; one in Christ; one in the covenants and promises. We are one with Israel in the Olive tree, and as Paul teaches in Romans: not all of Abraham’s children who are circumcised in the flesh are his children, but only those who are partakers in the heart circumcision. Only those in Christ, and who are part of Israel’s promised New Covenant are Abraham’s children, and are part of this one flock that Jesus will shepherd (Jn 10:16).
John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. (KJV)
At the time Jesus spoke these words the hearers had no concept of just what He meant. Today that disease still seems prevalent even within the church. But one Disciple explained what it meant when he was explaining Caiaphas’ the High Priest’s reaction to Jesus’ miracles.
John 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. (KJV)
John here speaks of Gods plan to bring together His people both Jews and gentiles (who at that time were no people in God’s dealings) into one new man in Christ, Israel’s Messiah. all of the disciples came to understand this plan. Abraham was told: and by your seed all nations will be blessed. Jesus is that seed of promise.
And Then Messiah Shall Come 
Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration reveal the first fruits of Christ’s resurrection as does Enoch. Faith reaches into eternity and touches the truth and the fullness of things to come. Even as (to varying degrees) our personal faith lays hold of things “not yet seen”. It is the nature of faith to be to us and in us, the “substance of things hoped for” to enable us to touch the evidential realities of things not yet seen”!
The prophets of the Old Testament who prophesied of the grace to come BY the Spirit of Christ which was in them… “Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow” 1 Peter 1:11
The eternal plan of God has ever pivoted and has from eternity been summed up in the magnificent offering of the Son. “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” Rev. 13:8
Job testified of this 2500 years before his “redeemer” would come and bring with Him the resurrection from the dead and of him having his own resurrected body… “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another…” Job 19:25-27
The resurrection of Christ reveals Him being given the “right” (the privilege” to take the sealed Book from the right hand of the Father and to loose the seals thereof! It is in the loosing of the seals that the catastrophic judgments of these last days must come. The judgments of Calvary though already pronounced are finding their fulfillment in our day “upon whom the ends of the earth have come.
Jesus revealed the nature of truth… “The hour is coming and now is…” The salvation of Christ is an eternal truth and its unveiling is eternal in its ramifications. We have only begun to touch its depths of wonder. “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus” Eph. 2:7
Excuse the ramblings… it is just too good. No need to publish this 🙂
Blessings to you,
BT
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Love it brother. Full of truth and meaning.
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