He Humbled Himself - Part Two

In my last blog post titled 'He Humbled Himself - Part One' we considered the 7 downward steps the Lord Jesus Christ took culminating in His death for you and me. In this blog post we will look at the 7 upward steps that resulted from him humbling Himself on our behalf.

Philippians 2:9-11, "(9) Therefore God has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, (10) that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, (11) and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

Step 1: "...God...has highly exalted Him..." This is not now a man on a Roman cross, or a body in a tomb - this is a risen, glorified Man whom God has exalted to the highest possible place. Hebrews 1:3, [The Son] " who being the brightness of (His) glory and the express image of His [God's]person, and upholding all things by the word of His [the Son's] power, when He [the Son] had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high."

 Step 2: "...and given Him [Christ] the name which is above every name..." Note that it is God who has given Him [Christ] the name ranked higher than any other man, woman or created being. If you live in the USA the highest ranked name is the President of the United States of America. If you live in Great Britain the highest ranked name is Queen Elizabeth II. How much more then does the name of Jesus Christ rank above all the Heads of all the kingdoms of this world?

Step 3: "...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow..." How many people in the world today have not the slightest regard or respect for the name of God's Son? Sometime soon all that will change! Every person regardless of ethnicity, race, religion or creed will bow the knee to Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

I am reminded of an incident in the life of Joseph the son of Jacob in Genesis 41:42, 43, "(42) Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph's hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. (43) And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, 'Bow the knee!' So he set him over all the land of Egypt." Every person in Egypt had to bow the knee to Joseph, whether they liked it or not.

 Step 4: "...of those in heaven..." We are now beginning to see the scope of Christ's authority and power. Every created being in heaven will bow the knee to Jesus Christ.

 Step 5: "...and of those on earth..." Every man, woman and child on Planet Earth will bow the knee to Jesus Christ.

 Step 6: "...and of those under the earth..." This is every created being in the subterranean, infernal place we know as Hell. They will bow the knee to Jesus Christ.

  Step 7: "...and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." All created beings, angels, evil spirits and human beings will not only bow the knee to Jesus Christ, but will also confess that He is Lord - to God the Father's glory. Revelation 19:16 reveals Jesus Christ as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

 In Luke 24:25, 26 we have the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. "(25) Then He said to them, 'O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! (26) Ought not the Christ to have suffered those things [at Calvary] and to enter into His glory?' "

 He is in the Glory and He is sitting on the Throne of the Universe. How does this affect you? How do you stand in this matter?

 

Jon Peasey

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 [All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version; unless otherwise noted. Words enclosed in [ ] are inserted for clarity. Words in bold type emphasise a point. You may notice some verses are quoted with ... at the beginning, ending or elsewhere in a verse. Only the relevant part or parts of the verse, that relate directly to the current subject matter is quoted.]

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