καὶ συνήγειρεν καὶ συνεκάθισεν. The new life in which we share is connected both with the Resurrection and with the Ascension of Christ Jesus, cf. Ephesians 1:20. The union with the Resurrection is emphasized also in Colossians 2:12; Colossians 3:1. Union with the Ascension is directly referred to only here; though it is implied on one side in Colossians 3:3, and on another, for the seat which we share is a throne, in passages like Romans 5:17; Revelation 5:10, which speak of Christians as exercising a present sovereignty. In Revelation 3:21 the promise of sharing His throne seems to be projected into the future.

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