• ADA003 The ascension of Jesus

    The ascension of Jesus, which took place on May 12, 33, on the Mount of Olives, concludes his earthly ministry. Lifted up in a cloud, he is received into the presence of the Father while two angels announce his glorious return. This event, recorded only by Luke, marks the passage to Christ's heavenly ministry and grounds the eschatological hope of the early Church as it awaits the parousia.

    Zechariah 14.4 (King James Version) :
    And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.Notethe mountains: or, my mountainsNotefor the…: or, when he shall touch the valley of the mountains to the place he separatedNotethat the…: that is, it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the worldNoteclear: Heb. preciousNotedark: Heb. thicknessNoteit shall be…: or, the day shall be one
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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