Title: Why did David not ascend to heaven?

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According to the biblical sources, the reason David is mentioned as not having ascended to heaven is based on the spiritual principle that no one can ascend except the One who came down from heaven (Christ). It also reflects the state of Old Testament figures who remained "asleep" until receiving the life of Christ.

Key Reasons for David’s Non-Ascension:

No One Ascends Except Christ: Citing the Gospel of John, the source explains that no one has ascended into heaven except Him who came down from heaven. Although David was a man after God’s own heart, he was not inherently from heaven and thus could not ascend by his own nature.

The State of "Sleeping" in Christ: Old Testament prophets and David are described as those "sleeping" in Christ until He came to grant them life. The fact that their tombs remain among us today symbolizes that they had not yet reached the state of complete resurrection or ascension until Christ provided the actual Life.

Completion Within the Inner Man of Believers: A unique insight suggests that the perfection of Old Testament figures is linked to the spiritual state of current believers:

Resurrection through the Believer’s Life: They cannot be made perfect apart from us. When a believer rises with Christ, the prophets who existed as inner knowledge also come to life within us.

Connection of Knowledge: What David looked upon was ultimately Christ. When a believer reaches the "heavenly state" through the knowledge of Christ, David also enters a state of praising God within the believer’s inner sanctuary (the Most Holy Place).

Prophetic Limitations: Prophets, including David, received and delivered the Word temporarily before Christ’s coming, but their own human ignorance was not yet fully removed. They saw Christ through dreams and visions, but could not fully dwell in the heavenly abode until the Truth Himself came to complete their knowledge.

Conclusion: David's inability to ascend to heaven teaches us that ascension is possible only through Christ, the sole mediator. This ascension is not merely a past historical event, but a spiritual event that occurs when the knowledge of Christ is completed within the believer's inner man.

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