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Psalms 24 (KJV)
"[3.] Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in His holy place?
[4.] He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
[5.] He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
[6.] This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek Thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
[7.] Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
[8.] Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
[9.] Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
[10.] Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah."
Some Bible scholars argue reasonably that the context above depicts the instance wherein Jesus went to hell. Well, Jesus Christ did not enter hell as the King of glory; Jesus Christ did not triumphantly enter hell, He only came out triumphantly. If He went in triumphantly, then there was no victory. However, He obtained victory when He was subjected to the pain and attack; He went as a sinner, and do you know what happens when a sinner goes to hell? Especially one who was once in the light? That was the shame He had to bear; He accepted it willingly.
And the affliction He bore was nothing compared to the heavy weight of glory that followed.
Secondly, the gates of hell are not everlasting, so Jesus would not call them everlasting; hell would be tossed into the lake of fire. A fire that flows...
So the Lord, as the King of glory, enters heaven with all who had come out from the open graves. Matthew 27:51-53. He's found worthy because He doesn't swear deceitfully; He's got a pure heart.
This is Jesus, the Christ.
Someone asks, but what about the promise? To be King of the Jews?
Well, He came unto His own, and they received Him not; He was rejected and scorned, and till this present day, even till the writing of this book, they are still waiting for the "Messiah." But as many as received Him, He's given us power to be sons and daughters of God; if sons, then heirs together with Him. As He is, so are we in this world; we have His life, His authority, and His glory. We are the expression of Him; He's the head, we are the body; He's the light, we are the radiance, the waves transmitting His glory, hallelujah.
And guess what? He's coming again! The King of glory is coming again... After we've so patiently awaited His promise, even as He still awaits the promise of the Father, that He would divide the spoil with Him. The Lord is waiting, till all his enemies are brought down. The Kings of the earth would pay oblation to him. They would be no sun, he would light up the new Jerusalem. His sovereignty would be unquestionable, and his Sceptre of righteousness shall unshakably rule. Hallelujah, blessed be God forevermore.
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