Forty Days After The Resurrection
The number of full probation or ample demonstration
- Israel in the wilderness 40 years
- Ninevah to be destroyed in forty days
- Noah´s flood 40 days and 40 nights
- Jesus fasted 40 days while being tempted in the wilderness
Many appearances of the risen Christ during the following 40 days
The Neglected Experience
The Ascension is another mountaintop experience
- The Sermon on the Mount
- The Mount of Transfiguration
- The Olivet discourses
- The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
We can see 3 things in the Ascension of Christ
Christ Ascended To Prepare A Place
read Acts 1:2The peaceful promises of the Upper Room John 14:2
Before associated with His deathNow, as He ascends, the promises echo again
The Creator is preparing for us from then until now
We think too little of that prepared place
What does the hope of heaven mean to you?
Christ Ascended To Prepare His People
read Acts 1:4-8The promise of the Father John 14:16 John 14:26
The coming of the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit to indwell believers John 14:17
What the coming of the Holy Spirit would do
Provide power for witnessing Acts 1:8Provide peace for the afflicted John 14:27
Provide power to live a Christian life Galatians 5:22-23
Christ Ascended To Prepare For His Return
read Acts 1:6-11The question about the Kingdom
Man´s curiosity about the time of Christ´s returnNo one knows this sacred secret Matthew 24:36
This same Jesus will return Acts 1:11
What will happen when Jesus returns?
The saved will be resurrected 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16Living believers will be caught up 1 Thessalonians 4:17
What is the ascended Christ doing now?
He is preparing a place for us John 14:1-3He is interceding for us Hebrews 7:25
He is moving people and nations into His prophetic plan
Jesus will return right on time
Conclusion
Christ Prepared His Disciples For What Was Coming
Are You Prepared To Serve The Lord Until He Comes?
Are You Ready For Jesus´ Return?
Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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Acts 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
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John 14:2 In my Father´s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
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John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
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Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
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Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father´s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
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Last updated on ... May 26, 2005