## Lord’s Day 19
### 50. Q. Why the next words: “and sits at the right hand of God”?

**A**. Christ ascended to heaven, there to show that he is head of his church,<sup>1</sup> the one through whom the Father governs all things.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Eph. 1:20–23](/References/Bible/49%20-%20Ephesians/Ephesians1.md#20); [Col. 1:18](/References/Bible/51%20-%20Colossians/Colossians1.md#18)
<sup>2</sup> [Matt. 28:18](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew28.md#18); [John 5:22–23](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John5.md#22)

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### 51. Q. How does this glory of Christ our head benefit us?

**A**. First, through his Holy Spirit he pours out gifts from heaven upon us his members.<sup>1</sup> Second, by his power he defends us and preserves us from all enemies.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Acts 2:33](/References/Bible/44%20-%20Acts/Acts2.md#33); [Eph. 4:7–12](/References/Bible/49%20-%20Ephesians/Ephesians4.md#7)
<sup>2</sup> [Ps. 110:1–2](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms110.md); [John 10:27–30](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John10.md#27); [Rev. 19:11–16](/References/Bible/66%20-%20Revelations/Revelations19.md#11)

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### 52. Q. How does Christ’s return “to judge the living and the dead” comfort you?

**A**. In all distress and persecution, with uplifted head, I confidently await the very judge who has already offered himself to the judgment of God in my place and removed the whole curse from me.<sup>1</sup> Christ will cast all his enemies and mine into everlasting condemnation, but will take me and all his chosen ones to himself into the joy and glory of heaven.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Luke 21:28](/References/Bible/42%20-%20Luke/Luke21.md#28); [Rom. 8:22–25](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans8.md#22); [Phil. 3:20–21](/References/Bible/50%20-%20Philippians/Philippians3.md#20); [Titus 2:13–14](/References/Bible/56%20-%20Titus/Titus2.md#13)
<sup>2</sup> [Matt. 25:31–46](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew25.md#31); [2 Thess. 1:6–10](/References/Bible/53%20-%202Thessalonians/2Thessalonians1.md#6)
