Bible dictionary for children
Ascension
Ascension means going up.
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What does it mean?
Ascension means going up. Christians use the word for Jesus being taken up after his resurrection.
Acts describes the disciples watching Jesus being lifted up and a cloud taking him from their sight. They are then directed toward their continuing task as witnesses.
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What work remained for Jesus' followers after he left their sight?
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Jesus Ascends to Heaven
Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:1–11
Jesus blesses his disciples, is taken up into heaven, and prepares them to be his witnesses.
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Related reading: Acts 1:9
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
