This coming Sunday is Ascension Sunday, the celebration of the day when Jesus physically left this earth, and "a cloud took him out of their sight.” ...
The opening story of the Acts of the Apostles explains that Jesus was "taken up" out of the sight of his followers. Introducing what we call the Acts of the Apostles, Luke tells anybody who will ...
The Ascension story is written only by two evangelists, Mark and Luke. John ended his gospel with Jesus asking St. Peter whether he loved the Lord three times, while Matthew ended his gospel when ...
Bishop Robert King from Chuncula Apostolic Ministries joins us to talk about the Ascension of Jesus. Here’s a look at our conversation: Chad: This week many churches will be observing Jesus Ascension.
Barber said that in order to understand heaven and the Ascension, we have to look to scripture and understand the characteristics of Jesus’ resurrected body first. “We've got in 1 Corinthians 15, the ...
For the next several Sundays, the liturgical cycle brings closure by showcasing the final verses of the Gospel narratives. The final Sundays of the Easter season and the first Sundays of Ordinary Time ...
Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus' ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his ...
Jesus’ Ascension seems to happen at a rather inopportune time. For those following a liturgical church calendar, Pentecost is generally viewed as the climactic moment of Eastertide. In Acts 2, the ...
This last Sunday, many churches closed out the Easter season by hearing the very last part of the Bible, the final chapter of Revelation. This is a very appropriate way to end the season especially ...