The WESTMINSTER LARGER Catechism

WLC 51. What was the estate of Christ’s exaltation?

A. The estate of Christ’s exaltation comprehendeth His resurrection,1 ascension,2 sitting at the right hand of the Father,3 and His coming again to judge the world.4

Proofs

11 Cor 15:4; 2Mk 16:19; 3Eph 1:20; 4Acts 1:11; 17:31

We saw earlier that Christ executed his mediatorial "offices of prophet, priest, and king of His Church, in the estate both of His humiliation and exaltation" (WLC 42). And we have seen how He suffered in the estate of humiliation in WLC 46-50. From WLC 51 to 56, we shall be studying the glory and work of the Lord in His exaltation.

The exaltation of Christ comprises four events.

The first two events, namely, His resurrection from the dead and His ascension into heaven happened in the past. They occurred on the third day after He died (1 Cor 15:4) and forty days after He rose from the dead (Acts 1:3), respectively.

The third event, namely, His "sitting at the right hand of the Father," describes the Lord’s position and work since the time He ascended into heaven (Mk 16:19). His work at the right hand of the throne of God, as ascended Saviour continues today (Heb 7:24-25).

However, the last and final event, namely, "His coming again to judge the world" remains future (Acts 1:11, 17:11). W