Jesus Ascends to Heaven(A)

(B)Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, (C)He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

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13 “I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, (A)One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.

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(A)until the day in which [a]He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit (B)had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:2 He ascended into heaven.

The Ascension(A)

50 And He led them out (B)as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 (C)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

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Therefore He says:

(A)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

(B)(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One (C)who ascended far above all the heavens, (D)that He might fill all things.)

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (E)for the [b]edifying of (F)the body of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:9 NU omits first
  2. Ephesians 4:12 building up

27 Then they will see the Son of Man (A)coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand(A)

19 So then, (B)after the Lord had spoken to them, He was (C)received up into heaven, and (D)sat down at the right hand of God.

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Proclamation Against Egypt

19 The (A)burden[a] against Egypt.

Behold, the Lord (B)rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
(C)The idols of Egypt will [b]totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:1 oracle, prophecy
  2. Isaiah 19:1 Lit. shake

And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you (A)in the thick cloud, (B)that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.”

So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.

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12 And [a]they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” (A)And they ascended to heaven (B)in a cloud, (C)and their enemies saw them.

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  1. Revelation 11:12 M I

62 (A)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?

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18 (A)You have ascended on high,
(B)You have led captivity captive;
(C)You have received gifts among men,
Even from (D)the rebellious,
(E)That the Lord God might dwell there.

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Now the Lord descended in the (A)cloud and stood with him there, and (B)proclaimed the name of the Lord.

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These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (A)for they are virgins. These are the ones (B)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (C)were [a]redeemed from among men, (D)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus

Behold, He is coming with (A)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even (B)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

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