‘And it came to about that while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.'

And even while He was blessing them, He parted from them for the last time in bodily form, and was carried up into Heaven. This was the signal that His work on earth was done. The book of Acts will reveal what happened to Him next. He will be enthroned in Heaven and made Lord and Messiah (Acts 2:36), and be at God's right hand (Acts 7:56; Mark 16:19). And as Matthew 28:19 makes clear being made Lord indicated that He would enjoy the Name above every Name, the Name of YHWH (compare also Philipians Luke 2:8).

Note that it is typical of Luke, unlike John, to describe the departure of a supernatural visitor (Luke 1:38; Luke 2:15; Luke 9:33; Luke 24:31; Acts 1:9; Acts 10:7; Acts 12:10). In Acts 1:9 we are given more detail of the departure.

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