“Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord GOD might dwell among them.”
Psalm 68:18 KJV
David saw in the Spirit, the Pure and Shining One Who ascends into the heavenly heights, taking His many captured ones with Him, leading them in triumphal procession. And gifts were given to men, even the once rebellious, so that they may dwell with Yah. Paul writing from a prison captivity saw the same extravagant extent and dimensions of the measure of the gift of Christ to mankind. Paul who is imprisoned for Christ, was once a prisoner of the law of performance but now a prisoner of Christ. He celebrates God rescuing the prisoners from their captivity, even the rebellious, the unbelievers, the ones resisting persuasion, the backsliding, the headstrong, the wayward. This is the relevance of Jesus dying our death and entering into our darkness and hell to rescue us through His triumphant resurrection. This is how Grace rescued us. Let’s celebrate the immeasurable love of God for us in Christ Jesus, Who set us free from captivity into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Hallelujah to the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!
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