Thematic Bible: Ascends to heaven (near bethany)


Thematic Bible



So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. But they went out and made proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming their Message by the signs which accompanied it.

And He brought them out to within view of Bethany, and then lifted up His hands and blessed them. And while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into Heaven. They worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. read more.
Afterwards they were continually in attendance at the Temple, blessing God.

When He had said this, and while they were looking at Him, He was carried up, and a cloud closing beneath Him hid Him from their sight. But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them, who said, "Galilaeans, why stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into Heaven will come in just the same way as you have seen Him going into Heaven." read more.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Oliveyard, which is near Jerusalem, about a mile off.