![]() ![]() ![]() In Christian doctrine, the Ascension is correlated with the deification of Jesus, meaning that through His Ascension, Jesus took his seat at the right hand of God: "He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. According to Acts, the ascension of Jesus takes place 40 days after the Resurrection in the presence of his disciples. His Eminence Shaikh Mahmoud Shaltout Rector of Al-Azhar University The Review of Religions, December 1993. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” ( Acts 1:6-11) They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. Luke is the only evangelist to describe Jesus' ascension, and he ties the two volumes of his Gospel together by describing it at the end of the first and the beginning of the second (Luke 24:50-51. Our human flesh is taken to the right hand of God, invested with the glory of God, received by the Father. ![]() But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. The ascension affirms Jesus continuing humanity. Celebration of Pentecost ends the cycle of Easter-related events in the Christian calendar.Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. Initially a part of Easter celebrations, this day was later separated from Easter, along with Pentecost. Ascension Day is widely celebrated across Indonesia. ![]() The Life of Jesus Christ - Chapter 12 - Jesus lives again and returns to God - Part 6. To Christians, the ascension signifies that Christ completed his work on Earth and allowed him to prepare a place for his followers in heaven. After this, Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven in the presence of eleven of his apostles. Jesus left earth and went to be with God in heaven. After asking them to stay, Christ then ascended to heaven to take his seat at the right hand of God, under the gaze of his disciples. As the Bible says, at the end of day 40, Jesus Christ and his disciples went to Mount Olivet (or the Mount of Olives), near Jerusalem. When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them. For 40 days after this, he stayed with his Apostles (the primary disciples of Christ) to instruct them on how to carry out his teachings. As a result, their celebrations occur at a later date than the Western event.Īs per the New Testament in the Bible, after Jesus Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday, he was resurrected from the dead in three days, on the day we know as Easter Sunday. John, Jesus told Nicodemus, No one has ascended into Heaven but he who descended from Heaven, the Son. Western Churches prefer to use the Gregorian calendar for calculating this date, while many Eastern Orthodox Churches calculate this date according to the Julian calendar. The date, too, differs in different geographic locations. This event is celebrated primarily by Catholics and Anglican Christians most Protestant churches do not follow this tradition anymore. One of the earliest Christian festivals, Ascension Day marks the end of the Easter season. ![]()
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