“Diadems – crowns – are symbols of victory. On his head are many victories – too many to count!... When Jesus rides to the final battle, he rides having won many victories. And I am one of them! And so are you! Every human being, who is walking with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, is a diadem on his head. Every person whom Jesus has set free from the ultimate powers of sin and evil and death is a diadem on his head.” (p. 326)
What an incredible image of this Jesus who truly is Lord above all lords and King above all kings! We already know he has all authority and all power, but here we see in royal imagery that he also has all victory. And you and I are part of that victory! So rich! We had a special “resurrection chapel” today (first chapel after Easter and spring break) and we sang “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” I included the whole song because as we sang I was swept away (as I often am, these days) by the richness of Revelation imagery in the song. (Not to mention that it was super cool to have a girl in a full wedding gown and with her face veiled walk the length of the gym up to the cross and then bow at the foot of the cross as we sang…) But I was especially hit by the last two stanzas of verse one because I had just finished the reading from last week earlier this morning. May we live today in view of the truth of the victory that has been won for our individual souls and the reality that our lives are diadems upon the head of the Lord of all…
-Emily
All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.
Crown him, you martyrs of our God,
Who from his altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod
And crown him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod
And crown him Lord of all.
O seed of Israel’s chose race,
Now ransomed from the fall,
Hail him who saves you by his grace
And crown him Lord of all.
Hail him who saves you by his grace
And crown him Lord of all.
Hail him, you heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God Incarnate, man divine,
And crown him Lord of all.
The God Incarnate, man divine,
And crown him Lord of all.
Sinners, whose love can never forget
The wormwood and the gall,
Go, spread you trophies at his feet
And crown him Lord of all.
Go, spread you trophies at his feet
And crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To him all majesty ascribe
And crown him Lord of all.
To him all majesty ascribe
And crown him Lord of all.
Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown him Lord of all.
Thanks Em. We just discussed at college group on Sunday how Christ takes our "logs" and "specks" (Mathew 7) and turns them into pearls through His judgement which is mercy (kind of a weird judgment but it definitely triumphs all other judgments.) We also mentioned some of the imagery you bring up here in your post. The joy and wonder of being part of His story is an amazing drama with a fantastic finish. Thanks for sharing your story here.
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