Since Jesus ascended into heaven following the resurrection, every generation of Jesus Followers has expected Jesus to returnin their lifetime! We, too, live with that expectation!Come, Lord Jesus, come! We are now called tolivewith the expectation that Jesus might return at any second – befo...
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It was only after Jesus ascended into heaven and the Spirit of truth had come that the disciples began to grasp the truth, the awful, wondrous truth: Christ Jesus had been purposely delivered into the hands of wicked men “by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God” (Acts 2:23)...
The fact that we teach that Christ Jesus ascended into Heaven, which is outside of all time and space, means that we can posit that he has an eternal and timeless priesthood. “You are a priest forever of the order of Melchizedek” (Ps 110:4). His sacrifice is for all time and spac...
Luke 24:52 – as Jesus ascended into heaven, the apostles worshiped Him. John 9:38 – the blind man who was cured by Jesus worshiped Him. John 20:28 – Jesus accepts Thomas’ statement “My Lord and my God!” Literally, “the Lord of me and the God of me!” (in Greek, “Ho...
Which mountain did Jesus ascended into heaven? Finally, after the Resurrection, Jesus is reported to have ascended into heaven fromthe Mount of Olives(Acts 1:9–12); Luke mentions that the Ascension occurred on a location there near the village of Bethany (Luke 24:50–51). ...
Believing that Jesus ascended into heaven, the early Christians spoke to him in prayer and sometimes he answered (2 Corinthians 12:8–9; cf. 1 Corinthians 2:13). Those early Christians did not distinguish between “the historical Jesus” and “the heavenly Lord” as firmly as most modern ...
It is significant as the place where Jesus often visited and where He ascended into heaven.4. The BlessingJesus lifts His hands to bless His disciples, a gesture of imparting divine favor and grace upon them.5. The AscensionAlthough not detailed in this specific verse, the context of Luke ...
After His resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven (Acts 1:9), demonstrating His authority over life and death.Ephesians 1:20-21states that Christ “is seated at [God’s] right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority...” This position underscores His continuing reign....
‘Don’t you cry, I’ll be back again some day.’” Frosty’s departure and parting words remind us all that Jesus “ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father” and that “he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom ...