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- The angelic proclamation assures the disciples of Christ’s eventual return. This promise provides hope and anticipation for believers, emphasizing the cyclical nature of Christ’s redemptive work—His departure is followed by an assured return (John 14:1-3).
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First, Jesus ascended into heaven. This is commonly known as the Ascension, which is celebrated each year 40 days after Easter, always on a Thursday. The second point this passage makes is that Jesus will return— he will return in the same way that he ascended.
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The Bible says that after he rose from the dead, Jesus remained on Earth for a further 40 days before he was lifted into the clouds to return to his Father in Heaven. This event is known as the...
Jan 4, 2022 · The account of Jesus’ ascension is found in Luke 24:50-51 and Acts 1:9-11. It is plain from Scripture that Jesus’ ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers.
Apr 16, 2024 · Jesus’ Promise to Return. One of the key aspects of the Ascension is Jesus’ promise to return. Before his Ascension, Jesus tells his disciples that he will come back in the future to gather his followers and establish his kingdom on Earth.
- Introduction
- The Old Testament Background to The Ascension
- The Ascension in Luke-Acts
- The Ascension in The New Testament Beyond Luke-Acts
- Christ’s Ascension and Our Present Life
- The Ascension and Christ as King
- The Cosmic Scope of Christ’s Kingship
- The Corporate Nature of Christ’s Kingship
One recent writer has remarked that “the ascension is, I think, a subject richer and more instructive than is commonly recognized.”1A description of the event occurs in only two places in the New Testament, both written by Luke (Luke 24:50-51, Acts 1:6-11) but the New Testament refers to it in many places and it is also foreshadowed in the Old Test...
The psalms of enthronement (Psa. 24, 47, 68, 110) feature the installation of the Royal King, behind which lie the events in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13-16, where David brings the ark of the covenant up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy. These psalms portray an ascent to royal sovereignty, the enthronement of Yahweh as King. Earlier, Moses had rep...
Luke 24:50-53 Luke concludes his first volume with these details: (i) Jesus lifts up his hands and blesses his disciples; (ii) while he blesses them he is parted from them; (iii) he is carried up into heaven. Benediction, parting, being taken up into heaven; these are the salient features. Benediction is a priestly act, the last thing the apostles ...
First, in John’s GospelJesus links his incarnation with the ascension (John 3:13, cf. 6:62). Later, Jesus reassures his disciples, “I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2-3). He says he is going to the one who sent him – the Father (John 16:5; cf. 20:17). The Spirit’s indwelling of the disciples will be the permanent indwelling of all three pe...
The ascension marks the boundary between two closely related pairs of contrasts. First, there is the redemptive-historical contrast of two ages: the world in Adam, from the fall onwards, subject to sin, corruption, and death, an age that is passing away; and the world in Christ, from the incarnation, resurrection and ascension onwards, which is bei...
Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of God as near (Mark 1:15, Matt. 4:17). It was reminiscent of the visions of Daniel of a kingdom that would overthrow all human rulers and be established for ever (Dan. 2:31-45, 7:9-14). After his resurrection he taught the apostles about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). It represented the rule of God over the whole of hu...
Christ is heir to the cosmos (Col. 1:16). It was created in him, through him, and for him. He maintains it in being and directs it to its appointed goal. The reconciliation he achieved relates not only to the church but to the entire universe (Col. 1:19-20). This inheritance he received at his resurrection, his ascension to the Father effecting his...
By his ascension Christ establishes the church, granting gifts to it for its preservation and advancement (Eph. 4:11f). All that he did and does is in union with us. We were in him in his ascension. We too have ascended to the right hand of the Father in Christ. We too sit with him in heavenly places. Christ is not king merely over a collection of ...
Sep 30, 2024 · The meaning of the Ascension for Christians is derived from their belief in the glorification and exaltation of Jesus following his death and Resurrection, as well as from the theme of his return to God the Father.
Finally, the ascension established the pattern for Christ's return. As the angels in Acts 1 told the disciples, Jesus will return just as He left (see also Daniel 7:13-14). Jesus Christ currently reigns in heaven.
