And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and. cloud received him out of their sight.

'AS THEY WERE LOOKING'-Reese notes, 'it was important to state that the apostles witnessed His ascension. It was not affirmed in the New Testament that anyone actually saw Jesus while He was coming out of the tomb at His resurrection.' (p. 14) Notice how God is always trying to assist us in reaching the right conclusions. The fact that Jesus ascended proved: (a) The appearances (Acts 1:3) had come to an end. Stott notes, 'The reason for. public and visible ascension is surely that he wanted them to know that he had gone for good...This time his departure was final. So they were not to wait around for his next resurrection appearance. Instead, they were to wait for somebody else, the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4).' (p. 49) (b) His kingdom is spiritual, for He will reign from Heaven. (c) They hadn't been deceived, for Jesus didn't vanish secretly or mysteriously, but ascended into heaven before their very eyes.

'A CLOUD RECEIVED HIM OUT OF THEIR SIGHT'-'a cloud closing beneath Him hid Him from their sight' (Wey)

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