As the Bible tells us, Jesus ascended into heaven after His resurrection. In heaven, He still intercedes for us and serves as our Mediator. (1 Tim 2:5) He is the same Jesus in heaven as He was on earth, in the sense that His personality and His mission have not changed.
And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. (Ac 1:9 ESV)
So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. (Mk 16:19 ISV)
When Jesus arrived in heaven, He sat down at the right hand of God, the Father.
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. (Lk 24:50-51 NIV)
Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also He who ascended far above all the heavens that He might fill all things.) 11 He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints, for the work of service, and for the building up of the body of Christ . . . (Eph 4:8-12 MEV)
Upon His ascension, Jesus gave gifts to the Church, and those gifts are shown above in this passage from Ephesians.
Jesus is watching over His body, the Church. He continues to love us, bless us, and to give us His presence. He is worthy to be praised!
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