This is echoed in Revelation 3:21, 20:6, and elsewhere. praise will, in the end, God’s emanate from the whole earth, because the whole earth will be filled with those He has redeemed and people for adopted, “a God’s (1 Pet. 2:9). own possession” The psalmists then proclaim praise from every corner: has ascended with “God a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a skillful psalm” The (47:5-7). Lord’s ascension is reminiscent of a triumphal procession. He celebrates His own victory and rule, and calls all people to join Him. Many commentators through the centuries have viewed this verse as an allusion to ascension into heaven after Christ’s completing His work, and there is no reason to think that this theme was what God
This is echoed in Revelation 3:21, 20:6, and elsewhere. God’s praise will, in the end, emanate from the whole earth, because the whole earth will be filled with those He has redeemed and adopted, “a people for God’s own possession” (1 Pet. 2:9). The psalmists then proclaim praise from every corner: “God has ascended with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a skillful psalm” (47:5-7). The Lord’s ascension is reminiscent of a triumphal procession. He celebrates His own victory and rule, and calls all people to join Him. Many commentators through the centuries have viewed this verse as an allusion to Christ’s ascension into heaven after completing His work, and there is no reason to think that this theme was what God
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