Christ’s Resurrection and Exalting Power And I think of that wonderful scripture in Ephesians chapter 1, verses 19 through verse number 22, and I want you to come with me, to nod if you will, and think of those ointed parting words, stand with holy reverence in his presence, and to hear the apostle saying, God by the exceeding greatness of his power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and placed him far above all principality, and power, might, and dominion, name that is named, not only of this world, although that which is a calm is all things under his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body, the bones of him that could all and all claim the power which we tonight have as our liberating power, because it was a bodily resurrection from out among the dead, not a mere phantom, a mere spirit, but Christ's head over me, and he, it is I myself, he walked with him, he talked with him, he ate with him, and he drank with him, after his resurrection, the last time the worldlings saw Christ, was when they hung him upon a cross, and they'll never see him again, until they stand before his judgment bar, he appeared to his own for forty days, when he arose from the dead, he appeared to his own, he spoke with his own, and he said, a spirit of not flesh and bone as you see me have, handle me as he, it is I myself, I love that expression, you know, I really do, all the disciples were made glad, were overjoyed when they had seen the Lord, and his resurrection light, may I cause now, is a liberating power, but there's something more, it's an elevating power, for God has claimed his son, now get this, the one who went down to the very low of the dead, dark remains, the one who humbled himself, is now the one whom God has highly exalted, and you'll see all the heaven hierarchies standing there, as a great God of honor, all the angelic hosts standing there, the angels, the cherubim, the seraphim, all the archangels are there, and they're standing the great God of honor, as the glorious victors gone down to the dead, dark remains, and he won the median crown by being shrouded down, and now see him being raised by the greatness of God, far from out among the dead, here now rising, still bearing the mark of Calvary's passion, and his hands and feet and that steel ribbon side, that torn cowbrow, a soul gliding, gliding past through the pearly gates, past that great God of honor, and he goes up, up, up, up, up, far above all, Jesus the crucified is exalted, far above all, kings may run, kings may fall, Jesus the crucified is exalted, far above all, so look ye, think the sight is glorious, he's a man of sorrows now, from the fight return victorious, every knee to him shall bow, crown him, crown become the mighty, a victor's brow, yes, thank God, this liberating power is of an elevating power, you might bring a great illusion like a John Nelson Darby, a great sorrow like a Lincoln or a Kelly, a great preacher, the prince of preachers, a great orator like a Talmud, you might bring a great evangelist like D .L. Moody, you might bring the Prince of Exponters, Dr. Alexander McLean, and place them all before you and say, please can you tell us what this means, that God has placed his son, far above all, all those here may bow their heads and their hearts and cry, we do not know, it's beyond our mind, we can't grasp it, it's beyond our to always believe and we worship and we adore him, as a nice child of God, I want to get the picture, men put Christ upon a cross, that was the estimate of him, God has given him the highest place, heaven of hearts, men place a crown of thorns upon his kingly brow, God placed the crown of pure gold upon his lovely brow, men place a seed in his hand, a wreath for a sitter, God has given him the royal sitter, I'm the authority to wield that sitter, and all heaven bows before him tonight, they laud him, they worship him, yet it's an elevating power, beloved I want to get this tonight, far above all principality and power of might and dominion, God placed his son far beyond all distinction of power, but every name that is named, above all description of power, not only in this world, also in that which is to come, he placed him far beyond all dispensation of power, now did you get those cds, because I want you to get them, they'll be a blessing to you, God placed him beyond all distinction, description and dispensation of power, beloved tonight get the picture, it is not only a liberating power, and an elevating power, and I gaze upon my adorable Lord Jesus Christ, know this perfect glory, and I cry with my heart that you're joining me now, rise our soul, behold this Jesus, Jesus fills thy wondering eyes, see him now in glory seated, where thy prince no more can rise, there in righteousness transcend, learn heaven, he doth appear, shows the blood of his atonement as thy title, to be there, amen?