Ephesians 4:9-10 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?… I. Christ's life was marked by changes the most unparalleled. He descended from the highest circumstances to the lowest, and ascended from the lowest to the highest again. II. Amidst all these changes He preserved His identity: "the same." 1. The same in being. 2. The same in sympathy. 3. The same in purpose. III. The grand end of these changes was the spreading of the highest influence through the universe. "That He might fill all things." "Fill all" institutions, books, intellect, hearts, with His system and Spirit. (David Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? |
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