"ascension" Tagged Sermons
1. Notice that our Lord’s accession into heaven was an historical event seen by multiple witnesses (v. 9).
2. Understand that Christ’s ascension marked His heavenly exhalation, coronation, and enthronement at the right hand of God the Father (vv. 10-11).
3. Take to heart that the manner in which our Lord ascended indicates the manner in which He will return (v. 11).
Hannah functions as a transitional figure here, standing in for elect Israel as a whole rather than only herself. Her song’s careful structure turns on the meaning of ‘horn’ and ‘exalt,’ words that reach past her own circumstances. Paul’s confession in Romans 10:9 shows where that exaltation finally lands: in Christ’s own ascension.