THE ASCENSION
Today is the actual anniversary of the Lord’s Ascension into Heaven. It took place on the 40th day since His Resurrection.
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On the Hebrew calendar it occurred on Iyyar 26 (today). The Ascension began the ten day countdown to Pentecost.
The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 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 1:1-11][1]
© 2025 by RJ Dawson. All Rights Reserved.
[1] Unless otherwise noted all Scriptures are taken from the New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Posted on May 24, 2025, in Current Events and tagged Ascension, Lord Jesus, Real Christianity The Nature of the Church, Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, The Great Awakening. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.
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Thank you, RJ for this great remembrance.
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Thanks Dee. I appreciate it. A Great Day
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We serve a risen and ascended King of Kings. ✨👑✝️❤️
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AMEN Susan. Thank you
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard or read anything like this before. Very interesting, makes a lot of sense.
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Thanks Linda. Blessings
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The two men in white. It reminds me of what my Grandfather saw before he passed, a man in white with his arms crossed. My grandfather had conversations with this man he told his sister. I saw and felt the presence of a man who also was in white when I was very little, the morning that my Grandfather passed away. I felt his hands press on my shoulders as I was trying to get up, but he told me to sleep. I will never forget that. I could not see a face but I felt comforted, not scared, for being a young age. 🙂
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Thank you for this, Sandra. I remember you telling me this profound story in a previous comment. Regarding the account in the Book of Acts, the actual Greek word refers to two men and not angels. Yet pretty much all commentators refer to these men as angels (the word angel means messenger). Though it is likely that these were angels it is not necessarily absolutely true; they could have been men but this opens up an entirely new perspective. It is certainly the case that angels often appeared as men both in the Old Testament and the New.
Regarding your experience, I would certainly like to know more about it. Most people never meet angels, of course, or do not know they have if they have. Was it the same man in white that appeared to both of you? You do not refer to him/them as angels.
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I am thinking it was the same. Because later in life, my grandfathers sister told us everything that he told her. He told her that this man dressed in white would stand at the end of his bed and they would talk. This man in white always had his arms crossed as he was at the end of the bed. Then one night the man or being stood at the end of the bed with his arms uncrossed. My grandfather told his sister this and two days later my grandfather passed away. It was a Saturday morning. Every Saturday in the summer before this, I always got up early and went down stairs and sat with my grandfather for a bit. Then we would prepare to go fishing when the sun was up. Well, this particular Sat, I remember sitting up in my bed, upstairs was my bedroom, and then a man appeared, I remember looking up towards his face, I remember a smile, I remember something touching my shoulders and laying me back into bed. I awoke later, not knowing how much time had passed, to the sounds of my grandmother crying, I ran downstairs and walked passed her to see my grandfather sitting in a chair with his head resting peacefully in o e hand, as he was gone. See, if I had gotten up when I first sat up, I think I would have interrupted the passing of my grandfather. As if his angel put me back to sleep and then took my grandfather with him. I remember it so clearly like it was yesterday. This is before I knew about Jesus. My neighbor came over later that morning and told me that my grandfather went to be with Jesus. That is the first time I had heard of Him. After that is what set me on the path to find out who Jesus was. 🙂
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Thank you Sandra. This really is a profound story to me and very revealing of the Lord’s love and His future plans for you. It tells me you and your grandfather were very close and that he had a charge given to him by God to watch over and care for you which he fulfilled. I am assuming your care then went fully to your grandmother at that time. It also tells me that you are especially gifted, not above any other as the Lord never shows any partiality, but in a way chosen by the Lord which only you would know about, though you were likely unaware of it early on and may still be becoming aware of its greater fulfilling in your life.
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I remember feeling a presence more then an actual full body of a person. I remember white, flowing, not a solid color white. I have had two other experiences with 3 different people passing in my younger days as well.
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Yes, I was 7 years old when this happened. My grandmother died 6 months later. Which turned my life upside down. I had to grow up fast, but never stopped seeking out who Jesus was and why did all this happen. I went through some very dark times, and tried to take my own life. 4 times, mind you, each time I would find myself learning to speak to this thing they called God, not sure who he was yet. But, turning to Him so many times back then. I can see now how, as I look back, He never left me. As I felt so alone, but life continued, I got closer and closer to Him, then man would take me away from the right path, but He was still there. Like He was letting me make these choices and then was there when I fell again. Until like I mentioned before, He was putting His hand out to me so many times, and I was stubborn and would not grasp it. Until that glorious day when my spirit gave in and I reached out and grabbed His hand, as if He was pulling me out of quick sand. It was my rebirth, my coming home to a Father I had been searching for my entire life. Never has another human ever told me I was good enough, but once I embraced my true Father, I do not look for those words from others. I don’t need them anymore. It has been quite the journey RJ. I wish I could tell others it will be easy. But, we all must go on this journey. Kind of gives more meaning to life doesn’t it? 🙂
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Yes. Oh Sandra, how I feel for you. And yet you have perfectly stated here exactly the way it is with the Lord in that choosing Him must be by our own choice, with a full heart and no looking back, without being unduly influenced or coerced, especially by religion or a manmade moral code. We must go through it until we at last submit, knowing it is absolutely the right choice, and best choice, and that He will honor it. The Lord only wants those who fully want Him. And this is how it should be. This is true love. It must be 100%. He stated this in His teachings. He wants us to trust Him and wants to prove He is trustworthy. Until we make this greatest of all choices we will simply have to put up with whatever this life dishes out though some people, maybe only a few, know He is not far away anyway.
You have a great story to tell, a story of tremendous loss and redemption. It is certainly a love story and the Lord has proven to you that He loves you and always will. And now you are free.
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Thank you RJ, it is such a blessing to share this with you. Most people don’t want to hear it. Or refuse to believe. That which we all must go through..
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