ASCENSION

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

The Bible, Acts 1:9

As sign and wonder this exaltation is a pointer to the revelation that occurred in His resurrection, of Jesus Christ as the heart of all powers in heaven and earth.

Karl Barth

When Christ returned to heaven, he withdrew his physical presence from our sight. He didn’t stop being with the disciples but by the ascension fulfilled his promise to be with us to the end of the world. As his body was raised to heaven, so his power and reign have spread to the uttermost parts.

John Calvin

In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend.

C.S. Lewis

Hail the day that sees him rise

To his throne above the skies;

Christ, a while to mortals given,

Re-ascends his native heaven.

Charles Wesley