By the words "he ascended into heaven", I mean that our Saviour went up Body and Soul into heaven on Ascension Day forty days after his Resurrection.
Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven in the presence of His apostles. Unlike the saints, who enter Heaven through God's grace, Jesus ascended by His own divine power because He is the Son of God. His Ascension completed His earthly mission and marked the beginning of a new phase in salvation history. Christ did not leave behind His humanity when He ascended. Rather, He entered Heaven with His glorified human body and soul, demonstrating the destiny that awaits those who remain faithful to Him. The Ascension is therefore a source of great hope for Christians. It teaches that human nature has been raised to a place of honour in Heaven and that Christ continually intercedes for us before the Father. While He is no longer visibly present on earth, He remains present through His Church, His Word, and especially through the sacraments.
Jesus Christ, the head of the Church, precedes us into the Father's glorious kingdom so that we, the members of his Body, may live in the hope of one day being with him forever. Having entered the sanctuary of heaven once and for all, Christ intercedes constantly for us.
Acts 1:9-11
And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
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