Lift up your heads, O ye gates: and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in.

Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

- Psalm 24:7-10

Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

- John 13:31

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name.

- Philippians 2:9

But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

- John 7:39

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

- Luke 24:26-27

How does Psalter 58 (Psalm 24) describe Christ's triumphal ascension into heaven? Has the theme of this song ever touched your heartstrings?

Christ's ascension is of great importance for the following five reasons. It is of great importance to:

1. God the Father - Christ's ascension marks the receiving home of His only begotten Son who is His daily delight. It proclaims the glory God's justice required - the perfect, eternal glory the Father promised for obedience. It testifies of God's full satisfaction with His Son's payment for His Church.

2. God the Son - Jesus' ascension proclaims His triumphal return after conquering God's and His Church's enemies. His resurrected human nature shines with the full glory He earned through His humiliation.

3. God the Holy Spirit - Christ's ascension secured the rich outpouring of the Holy Spirit as Jesus testified to His disciples, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you" (John 16:7).