Christ gives gifts to each believer & gifted people to his church. Paul portrays Christ’s cosmic tour of a 3-tier universe (standard in 1st century science) to obtain the church. In the OT, God led Israel from Egypt via Sinai to Mt. Zion. Now, in the NT, Christ conquers his foes at the cross. Then he descends to Hades the realm of the dead, asserting his authority, changing our destiny & trajectory. From the depths Christ ascends to the heights as Lord of the universe & gifts his people. No sphere in the cosmos is outside his control. No event—life or death, depression or disease–can separate us. No being—good or evil; human, angelic, demonic, or satanic—can defeat God’s mission to build his church. The church is not just another human institution; it’s the end-product of Christ’s cosmic tour; the church has cosmic significance!