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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Psalm 47:5

God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Psalm 68:18

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Luke 24:26, 50, 51

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. / While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 1:51

Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 6:62

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 7:33, 34, 39

So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me. / You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 14:2–4, 12, 28

In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. / You know the way to the place where I am going.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 16:5, 7, 10, 16, 25, 28

Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ / But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. / in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 17:5, 13

And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. / But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of John 20:17

“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Acts 1:9

After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Acts 3:21

Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Ephesians 1:20

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Ephesians 4:8–10

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” / What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? / He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of 1 Timothy 3:16

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Hebrews 4:14

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

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Jesus, the Christ: Ascension of Hebrews 9:24

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

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