Act 1:9-11 | MHM | STEP | v. 9 : After saying this, Jesus was taken up before their eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight . This was the ascension. It shows that Jesus’ work on earth was done, and now he reigns in heaven. The disciples had to learn to trust Jesus even though they could no longer see him.

‏ Acts 1:9-11

v. 9: After saying this, Jesus was taken up before their eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight . This was the ascension. It shows that Jesus’ work on earth was done, and now he reigns in heaven. The disciples had to learn to trust Jesus even though they could no longer see him.

v. 10–11: While the disciples were looking up into the sky, two angels appeared and told them that Jesus would return in the same way they had seen him go into heaven (Acts 1:10–11 ^a). The angels remind them not to stand gazing into heaven, but to remember Jesus’ promise to return. Meanwhile, they are to get ready for the work he has given them—spreading the message of Jesus to the world.

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