The Ascension
“And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen” (Luke 24:50-53).
The disciples watched the Lord Jesus go up into heaven, as He had told them on a number of occasions that He would. During the previous three-and-a-half years they had come to know Him as the Son of God, sent to earth by His Father. They had seen Him die on the cross. They had witnessed Him in a resurrection body for forty days. And now they had seen His glorious ascension back to heaven. No wonder they worshipped Him. No wonder their hearts were full of joy and praise. Even now, almost two thousand years later, our hearts should be full of praise and worship as we consider the Lord’s birth, His life, His death, His resurrection, His ascension, and His soon return to call us to Himself.
