And they heard a great voice out of heaven, saying unto them, Ascend up hither. And they ascended into heaven in a cloud: and their enemies beheld them.

But the righteousness that is by faith speaketh thus, "Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)

"After this will I return, and build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen; and re-edify what hath been dug up from the foundation, and will set it upright again:

Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and tell them, I am ascending to my Father, and your Father; to my God, and your God.

And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.

What then if ye see the Son of man ascending where he was formerly?

For David is not ascended into the heavens: for he saith himself, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand,

And departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and ascending a mountain, he sat down there.

Wherefore the Scripture saith, "When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men."

Now this, that he ascended, what does it imply? but that he also first descended into the more internal parts of the earth?

He that descended is the same also, who ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom power was given for them to hurt the earth and the sea,

And he opened the pit of the abyss; and a smoke ascended out of the pit like the smoke of a vast furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

And the second time they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke ascended up for ever and ever.