“And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” - Acts 1:10-11 (NASB)
It has been 40 days. Forty days before this event recorded in our verse today Jesus Christ rose from the tomb where His lifeless body had been placed three days before. Crucified, Jesus died on the cross to pay the wages for the sins of all who by faith have believed in Jesus. Jesus is standing on the Mount of Olives with his eleven disciples (Judas is no more). Jesus gives them a promise and a charge. Soon, He promises, the Holy Spirit will come upon each of them and with His power, they will begin to witness to the world all that Jesus has given them and all that the Holy Spirit will give them. The disciples see Jesus ascend from where He stood. They watch him rise until clouds obscure Him and they stared after Him. What is our promise? There are many in this passage but today we focus on what the angels said. They appeared while the disciples had their neck bent looking at the sky. The promise was direct. Jesus was coming back. He will come back exactly revers of the way they saw Him leave. A promise to look forward to.
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* Ascension Day is officially celebrated on a Thursday on the 40th day of Easter, or 39 days after Easter Sunday. Ascension Day in 2020 is May 21.
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