12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

A. The triumphant church is invited to come to heaven, the dwelling place of God. The party suddenly ended.

B. The enemies thought they had killed the church. Now, the church is having the victory party, an eternal celebration of victory.

C. No timetable is given here. From the resurrection (Restoration Movement) to the time the church is delivered up to the Father is an unknown period of time. On God’s timetable, the next event is the second coming and deliverance of the church to God. (1 Corinthians 15:24)

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