“Oh how the scene is altered” by Thomas Watson

“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 (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1692/1970), 206