Jesus’ return to heaven was not an awkward stage exit but the climax of our redemption story. For a long time, I never really understood the Ascension. To me, the disciples’ question in Acts 1 ...

The feast of the Ascension bears witness to the lasting truth of love every Easter season. In the Resurrection and Ascension, ...

The day following is celebrated as His Leavetaking - His Glorious Ascension into Heaven. As Holy Scripture tells us, after Jesus had spoken with His disciples on the Mount of Olives, concerning the ...

Ascension Day celebrates Jesus's ascension to heaven after he was resurrected on Easter Day. A quotation from Mark 16:9-20 tells the story. He appeared first to Mary of Magdala. She went and ...

While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into Heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God ...

It culminates in Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Though quieter than Good Friday or Easter Sunday, Easter Monday holds a subtle yet powerful spiritual meaning.

This is the history of Ascension Day and why Christians celebrate it. The occasion marks Jesus ascending to Heaven having already risen from the grave at the end of the Gospel accounts.