Ascension Day is the Christian Feast of Ascension commemorates the time. When Jesus ascended into heaven. This occasion is one of the all inclusive occasions of the Christian temples. Along side the festival of Energy, Easter and Pentecost.This Day is usually celebrated on Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter.
“Nobody rose to paradise with the exception of the Child of Man who slid from paradise.” ~ John 3:13 See more…
Ascension Day
This year the day will be Thursday, May 18, 2024
Ascension of Jesus in the Scriptures Forty days after his revival, Jesus rose into paradise. Luke described the event as follows:Therefore, when [the disciples and the risen Christ] got together, they asked Him: “Lord, will you re-establish the kingdom of Israel at this time?”And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times and the seasons which the Father has given by his authority. But when the Holy Spirit descends on you, you will receive power and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem. Also, in all Judea and Samaria and even to unimaginable lengths. “As they were looking, as Jesus talked these things. He was lifted very high and a cloud lifted Him from their eyes… ” (Acts 1:4-9, New Ruler James Variant).
Ascension Traditions
As the date of Easter changes from year to year, the celebration of the Ascension moves with it. It by and large falls on the 40th day after Easter, and as Easter for the most part falls on Sunday, Climb by and large falls on Thursday. It is much of the time insinuated as “Sacrosanct Thursday”.On this Day, the glorification of Christ is celebrated. She was a servant when she was on earth. Now in heaven he is the Ruler and Lord of all things. Entering heaven as the representative of mankind. He completed the work of our redemption and ultimately brought glory to all who love Him. Similarly as Jesus rose very high, he will return similarly. Lukas described the scene again:
Also, as they admired paradise, as Jesus was climbing, observe, the two men in white robes remained by them and expressed, ‘Individuals of Galilee, for what reason are all of you looking up to heaven? Go to heaven.'”
The meaning of the ascension of Jesus
1. The Ascension Day and enthroned Christ pours out his Spirit on the Church.
Jesus told his disciples that it was good for him to go, for only then would he send them another helper, the Spirit of truth (John 16:7-16). This is exactly what happened on the day of Pentecost, ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven. The Spirit descended powerfully upon the church and ushered in a new era in salvation history.For this reason, in Acts 2:33, Peter traces the glorification of Jesus to the outpouring of the Spirit. So after ascending to the right hand of God and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father. He fulfilled that promise you saw and heard.
2. The ascending and enthroned Christ brings the blessing of redemption.
The risen and glorified Christ, redeemed through his sufferings on the cross, now obtains redemption through the gifts of penance and the forgiveness of sins.
As Peter says in Acts 5:31:
God laid Israel to one side as pioneer and friend in need for atonement and pardoning of sins.
3. The rose and enthroned Christ really focuses on his enduring individuals while taking the stand concerning himself.
We see this in Acts 7 when Stephen is transformed into the chief saint of the Christian church. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said, Behold, I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55-56)
All of this should give us great courage! When we feel weak, Luke reminds us that the great Christ gave us His Spirit to give us the strength, courage, and boldness we need to finish our work.This is the great hope of all Christians. For just as Jesus ascended to heaven, so will all Christians. The dead will rise first; In a letter to the church in Thessaloniki. Paul says that the living were taken captive to meet him in the air. With this hope, Christians sometimes end their meetings by saying, “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Learning from the Liturgy: Ascension Day
This day is perhaps the least celebrated major holiday on the calendar. This holiday represents one of the lineages of faith (“he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father”) and marks an important turning point in gospel history and sets the stage for how the Christian’s relationship with God is defined. We frequently consider this a troublesome point between the restoration of Jesus (Easter). And the plummet of the Essence of God (Pentecost), yet the actual rising is a significant occasion. In this contribution I would like to draw on the various biblical and traditional sources of the Church’s liturgy to examine some of the most important teachings and consequences of this great and underappreciated day of the year.