Blaze of Glory?

Glory is an interesting thought. We think of it in terms of high status. In something that is better than something else.

I was thinking of the Bon Jovi song Blaze of Glory which talks about the person going down in a blaze of glory. He is an old western person, who is killed in a gun battle, and he goes down in a blaze of glory.

Glory is something attributed to God. A higher status than the rest of us. We talk about the glorification of Christ.

Just how and when was Christ glorified? What is the glory Jesus speaks of?

We would think of him being elevated as the son of God. Sitting at God’s right hand, creating the universe.

Well it is in His elevation, but not to sit at God’s right hand. Jesus is glorified in his being lifted high on the cross.

His glorification brought him death and us life. So rather than shot down in a blaze of glory, Jesus was raised up high in a blaze of glory!