“See the different state of Christ on earth and in heaven. Oh how the scene is altered!
When Christ was on earth, He lay in a manger— now He sits on a throne.
Then He was hated and scorned of men— now He is adored of angels.
Then His name was reproached— now ‘God hath given Him a name above every name,’ (Phil. 2:9).
Then He came in the form of a servant, and as a servant, stood with his basin and towel, and washed his disciples’ feet, (John 13:4-5)— now He is clad in His prince’s robes, and the kings of the earth cast their crowns before Him.
On earth He was a man of sorrow— now He is anointed with the oil of gladness.
On earth was His crucifixion— now His coronation.”
–Thomas Watson, A Body of Divinity Contained in Sermons Upon the Westminster Assembly’s Catechism (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1692/1970), 206
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