Ascension of Jesus Christ
Ascension Day, also known as the Feast of Ascension, occurs on the Thursday 40 days after Easter.
At the end of these forty days of ministering to His followers, having opened not only the scriptures to them, but also their understanding Luke 24:45, 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.’ Luke 24:52
William Temple another former archbishop of Canterbury, theologian and preacher said this, ‘The ascension of Christ is His liberation from all restrictions of time and space. It does not represent His removal from the earth, but His constant presence everywhere on earth’. It isn’t possible for us to imagine the impact that the resurrection had on His followers, but we see that they obeyed the commandment of Jesus and returned to Jerusalem to await the Holy Spirit that they were to receive.
The profound experience they had of witnessing His ascension, had a profound impact upon them all. It brought them into a new found of unity of obedience, purpose and forgiveness and acceptance one of another. Acts 1:14 –26. Profound experiences must change us also profoundly.
Written by Pastor Malcolm Macqueen
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