Ascension Day

Today is what some people call Ascension Day. If you want to read about the subject, you could do a lot worse than to turn here to T V Moore's Last Days of Jesus. See page 255 forwards where he covers

Why the Ascension is so little alluded to in scripture.

I. The fact of the Ascension. (1) The time. (2) The place. (3) The attendant circumstances.

II. The reason for the Ascension. (1) The Priesthood of Christ. (2) The entrance into glory after suffering. (3) To display his Divine nature. (4) Connection with the descent of the Holy Ghost. (5) His intercession. (6) Preparing a place for us. (7) Our forerunner and example - His Ascension the picture and pledge of ours. (8) Sitting at the right hand of God - The Pilgrim.