Psalm 68:18

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Summary

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.

Ascended

Received

For men

Rebellious

Titus 3:3

Bible References

Ascended

But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons.

And while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into Heaven.

after giving instruction through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen, He was taken up to Heaven.

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith.

where Jesus has entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become, like Melchizedek, a High Priest for ever.

Now in connexion with what we have been saying the chief point is that we have a High Priest who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God's Majesty in the heavens,

who is at God's right hand, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

Received

And remember that I am about to send out my Father's promised gift to rest upon you. But, as for you, wait patiently in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be for ever with you--the Spirit of truth.

"Yet it is the truth that I am telling you--it is to your advantage that I go away. For unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages according as the Spirit gave them words to utter.

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

For men

In the same way also it is written, "The first man Adam became a living animal"; the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.

Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.

In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored up, hidden from view.

He brightly reflects God's glory and is the exact representation of His being, and upholds the universe by His all-powerful word. After securing man's purification from sin He took His seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Rebellious

But go and learn what this means, 'It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge--you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death.

So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Do you not know that unrighteous men will not inherit God's Kingdom? Cherish no delusion here. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor any who are guilty of unnatural crime,

though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.