15以弗所一章二十至二十三节给我们看见,那运行在基督身上的大能,不只叫祂从死里复活,并且使祂升到天上。这复活的能力就是升天的能力。因为祂的复活,召会才有生命;因为祂的升天,召会才有权柄的地位,才有国度。这样,祂就能把天带到地上,神的旨意也就能通行在地上了。基督升到天上,得着了天上的权柄,就能把天带到地上。单是复活不够,还得升天;站在天上的地位,就能远超过一切。主升到天上,所有仇敌的权势都被祂超越了,并且万有都服在祂的脚下(只是如今这事还未彰显出来)。
15Ephesians 1:20-23 shows us that the power which operated in Christ not only raised Him from the dead, but caused Him to ascend to the heavens. This resurrection power is the power of ascension. Through His resurrection the church received its life, and through His ascension the church assumed its position of authority and inherited the kingdom. In this way, He brought heaven to earth, and His will can be done on earth, as in the heavens…When the Lord ascended to the heavens, He transcended all the powers of the enemy, and God subjected all things under His feet. (Of course, this is not fully manifested at the present time.)