Hope for Easter: Up There and Down Here
Therefore it says: “Having ascended to the height, he captured prisoners-of-war; he gave gifts to people” [Psalm 68:18]. Now, what is the point of saying he “ascended”, except to imply that he also descended into the lower places, the earth? The very same one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fulfil all things. (Ephesians 4:8–10) In late August 2005, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history ravaged the southern coast of the nation. Hurricane Katrina brought about destruction on a vast scale. Winds of up to 280...