# “Oh how the scene is altered” by Thomas Watson

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- Published: 2024-06-13T11:00:00-05:00
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“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_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0851511449?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1692/1970), 206

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