The Ascension And His
Promised Return
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld,
he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their
sight (Acts 1:9).
The ascension of Jesus is one subject that the Church
hasn’t emphasized enough around the world.
We’ve talked a lot about His resurrection because it’s so
important; in fact, the resurrection is the birth of Christianity.
But His ascension is a most extraordinary thing that happened
after His death. For the first time in human history, a man
physically ascended into the presence of God, letting us know
that there’s life beyond this earth realm.
He didn’t vanish or disappear. He levitated in his
glorified physical body. Up until then, His maternal siblings
didn’t quite believe in Him. They heard Him preach and saw
the miracles He did, but one thing they couldn’t accept was
the fact that He said, “I’m from above” (John 8:23). “How
could that be, when He’s lived here with us, under the same
roof, these many years?” they must have wondered.
But His ascension changed everything! It left no room
for speculation as to His whereabouts. His disciples, His
mother and siblings were all there and watched Him as He
levitated and left this world. Before their very eyes, Jesus went
beyond the clouds. It then dawned on them that the man they
grew up with was truly the Son of God. Hallelujah!
Acts 1:10-11 says, “…while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by
them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.” Yes, indeed, one day
very soon, the last Church service would have held, and all
that we’re doing today in preaching the Gospel will all be
over: (Read 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
This is the hope of every Christian: our life with the
Lord in eternity. The Bible says, “…every man that hath this
hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure” (1 John 3:3).
PRAYER
Precious Lord Jesus, you left us
with a promise that you’ll come
back to take us to be with you in
eternity. What a day of joy and
rejoicing that will be! Thank you
for such blessed hope and
consolation; I’m overwhelmed
with joy as I contemplate the bliss
that shall be mine when I shall see
you face to face. Amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Thessalonians
3:1-18
Jeremiah 3-4
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 6:30-40
2 Kings 4
FURTHER STUDY:
2 Timothy 4:8
John 14:3
Acts 1:10-11 AMPC
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