Acts 1:9-11 (NASB)
9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them, 11 and they said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
1 Timothy 3:16 (NASB)
16 Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh,Was vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,Proclaimed among the nations,Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
1 Peter 3:22 (NASB)
22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.
Ephesians 4:10 (NASB)
10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
Hebrews 4:14 (NASB)
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let’s hold firmly to our confession.
John 20:17 (NASB)
17 Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”
Luke 24:51-53 (NASB)
51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple praising God.
The truth of Christ’s Ascension gives believers further reason to rejoice in worship of Him.
1) The Truth of Jesus’ Ascension
2) The Triumph of Jesus’ Ascension
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