
A Roman general, returning from a successful campaign, would hold a triumph, a massive parade, in which he would lead his legions through the city, displaying the captured plunder and slaves. Then a portion of the plunder would be distributed to those he favored. In Ephesians 4:7–13, Paul tells you of a greater triumph, with more wonderful gifts. It began, not with a parade through a city, but with the Savior appearing to women in a garden.
Your ascended Lord has triumphed. First he descended. Your Lord was exalted because he first descended. Included is his entire humiliation, especially his obedient suffering and death. But his death is not the end of his story. Rather, the time in the tomb marks the transition from humiliation to exaltation.
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