Psalms 68:17-18 ESV
The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
God Almighty has come near to the earth. The strong arm of The Lord has come for man, descending from heaven bringing the Holy Spirit with Him to free us. We share in that gift and the gifts of the Spirit. The Spirit descended onto the Son. We who are in the body of Christ participate in the Spirit and fellowship of God. We continue to incarnate God on earth for He is with us. That might explain why the Spirit could not come until Jesus left.
"Sinai in the sanctuary" could be speaking of the mountain on earth, the kingdom of believers who now have entered the Throne room of the Father. The sons of God have entered His house.
In the Ephesians passage below, earth is called the lower regions. There are some that suspect this hell. It is the dominion of Satan after all.
In the Psalm 139, the earth is where we are woven together, in the depths of the earth. It is the womb of our birth and the birth pains of the new creation continue, even as they increase. It is here we are formed and the clay is molded into vessels of God. The gift of life is poured in, life more abundant to the point of overflow. The earth will be born again and God will rest in His labors. We shall then join Him in His rest, which is our Sabbath.
The Lord will dwell there. The New Creation has begun with us and shall be revealed when we see Him face to face. He is with us now.
Ephesians 4:8-10
Therefore it says,
“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.”
( In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Exodus 19:20
The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
Psalms 139:15-16
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
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