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Podcast: Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens
Episode: In the Clouds
Description: READ: MARK 16:19-20; LUKE 24:50-53; ACTS 1:4-11; REVELATION 1:7
Recently I noticed Ascension Day on the calendar of a religious publication. In my faith tradition, little attention is given to this monumental event. However, the fact that Jesus ascended into heaven is vital to our understanding of His birth, death, and resurrection. Scripture reveals that Christ ascended into heaven forty days after He rose from the dead. Luke 24:50-51 says, “When he had led them [his disciples] out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left th...