The answer
It is for us also, for it is the crowning of the redemptive act.
We have said before that it was not possible for man to reach God had it not been for God’s descent to man in order to draw him near (John 3:13). So, the way to heaven, i.e. the divine life, was opened for us when Christ ascended into heaven to prepare for us a place, and in order to be for us an everlasting intercessor before the Father.
He ascended in order to raise humanity with Him. His bodily ascension is also for the participation of our humanity in living with Him.
As for the spiritual significance:
The Ascension of Christ is an invitation to us to ascend and rise above all that is earthly, material, and temporal. Our hearts are to aspire towards the reaching of that wonderful homeland, where we will inherit, reign, and delight.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 118–119.
The pages in the book (118–119)
