Category: Christology
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The Ascension of Christ: His Final Miracle Explained
The last act of Christ on earth was His departure from the earth to heaven—that is, His glorious Ascension. He descended to earth in silence; He ascended into heaven in glory. It was indeed a great and deeply moving event. No one knows exactly when this took place—on what precise day or at what exact…
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Why Did Jesus Ascend to Heaven?
God’s mission was to descend to earth and become man in order to save us through His death on the Cross. “Having fulfilled His salvific work on our behalf” (Kontakion of the Feast), He returned to His “base,” to where He was before (Vespers of the Feast of the Ascension). The prophets had foreseen this…
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Pentecost: From Fear to Boldness
Do we know exactly what happened on the day of Pentecost? The following account describes what took place. Before His Ascension, Christ instructed His Apostles not to leave Jerusalem, so that they might receive power and wisdom from on high (Acts 1:4, 8). Until that moment, they were faint-hearted. When Jesus was arrested, they abandoned…