Jesus Ascends into heaven
[Watercolor by James Tissot 1836-1902]
Luke 24: 44-53
Then he told them (the Apostles), 'This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, has to be fulfilled'. He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures and he said to them, 'So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this. And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with the power from on high.'
Then he took them (and his disciples) out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshiped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.
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Notes:
1) Bible verses used in this post are from The Jerusalem Bible, Copyright 1966, Doubleday and Company, Inc. Garden city, New York.
2) The image above is of a watercolor painting by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902). This faithful photographic reproduction of a original two-dimensional work of art. is in the Public Domain and was downloaded from the personal digital collection of Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Director of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. Dr. Wilson granted Humble Blogger permission to use images from his collection in this Blog during Holy Week 2012.
