John 3:17
For God did not SEND his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

In that era, there was a familiar concept in Jewish life that the messenger is like the sender himself.

So when God sent Jesus into this earth, Jesus had that same form of authority and power from above.

Later on, Jesus in turn sent his disciples to make "disciples of all nations" (The Great Commission). And that was AFTER He was resurrected, after He had gone down to Hades to grab the key, after regaining some authority from the enemy in order to have FULL authority.

Being sent implies that the commission, charge, and message are issued by the Sender rather than originating with the one who is sent.

To put it simply, we now have FULL authority from God! Spirit of fear, be gone!

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