“He Will Come Back In The Same Way You Saw Him Go”
Theophilus, I
wrote about Jesus in my earlier book. I wrote about all he did and taught until the day
he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he
had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit. After his suffering and death,
he appeared to them. In many ways he proved that he was alive. He appeared to
them over a period of 40 days. During that time he spoke about God's kingdom.
One day Jesus was
eating with them. He gave them a command. "Do not leave
When the apostles met
together, they asked Jesus a question. "Lord," they said, "are you going to give the kingdom back to
He said to them,
"You should not be concerned about times or dates. The Father has set them
by his own authority. But you will
receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses
in
After Jesus said
this, he was taken up to heaven. They watched until a cloud hid him from their
sight.
While he was going
up, they kept on looking at the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothing
stood beside them. "Men of
Acts
1:1-11
When a loved one goes
ahead of us to heaven, we feel as if we are being pulled in the opposite
direction – down into an abyss of sadness. Yet, because God kept His promise to
raise Christ and take Him to heaven, we can trust Him to do the same for all
who love and follow Him.
Witnesses saw Jesus
alive. Witnesses saw Him die. Witnesses saw Him ascend to heaven. And witnesses
have foretold how He will come back.
Accept
it. Believe it.
The
promise of heaven is our eternal hope.
Our Daily Bread –