The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

This implies a descent into the lower parts of ... died before Christ couldn't enter Heaven without His atoning blood. Their ...

the Ascension is his culmination and it’s his coronation. Anchor: Why do you think it’s significant that Jesus was taken into heaven rather than dying, as all people do on Earth? Guest ...

The belief that Jesus died on the cross but rose three days later and ascended into heaven is the central tenet of ...

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’ ...

“A fundamental article of the Christian faith is that the resurrected Christ now dwells in Heaven. We are told that His resurrected body on Earth was physical and that this same, physical Jesus ...

It culminates in Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Though quieter than Good Friday or Easter Sunday, Easter Monday holds a subtle yet powerful spiritual meaning.

Summary: This assembly focuses on helping children identify the 'sad' and 'happy' parts of the Easter story and relate them to a promise Jesus made to his followers as he ascended into heaven.

Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter. It celebrates the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on the community after Jesus ascended into heaven. The story from the Acts of the Apostles describes this ...