Psalm 47:5
“God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.”
King James Version
God ascending 'with a shout' — read by the church as a foreshadowing of Christ's ascension and enthronement.
Fulfillment References
Acts 1:9-11 Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18 Luke 24:51
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalGod 'gone up with a shout' is fulfilled in Jesus' ascension (Acts 1:9-11) — the one God exalted in the glorified Man.
JewishAn enthronement-psalm celebrating God's kingship, possibly tied to the ark's ascent to Zion in worship.
CatholicRead of Christ's ascension — God gone up in triumph; long associated liturgically with the Ascension.
ProtestantThe church reads 'God is gone up with a shout' of Christ's ascension and enthronement (Acts 1; Eph. 4:8).
OrthodoxChrist ascending in glory, sung at the Ascension.
DispensationalForeshadows Christ's ascension, with His enthroned reign to come fully.
AcademicOne of the 'enthronement psalms' (Pss. 47, 93, 95-99); the church applied its ascent imagery to Christ's ascension.
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