Luke 9:51
Rejection in Samaria
9:51 Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 24:50-51
Jesus’ Departure
24:50 Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
24:51 Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven.
John 13:1
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
13:1 Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
John 16:28
16:28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn,
I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
John 17:4-5
17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.
17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side
with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
John 17:13
17:13 But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience
my joy completed
in themselves.
Acts 1:10-11
1:10 As
they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly
two men in white clothing stood near them
1:11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here
looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven
will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
Acts 2:33
2:33 So then, exalted
to the right hand
of God, and having received
the promise of the Holy Spirit
from the Father, he has poured out
what you both see and hear.
Acts 3:21
3:21 This one
heaven must
receive until the time all things are restored,
which God declared
from times long ago
through his holy prophets.
Ephesians 1:20-22
1:20 This power
he exercised
in Christ when he raised him
from the dead and seated him
at his right hand in the heavenly realms
1:21 far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
1:22 And God
put all things under Christ’s
feet,
and he gave him to the church as head over all things.
Ephesians 4:8-11
4:8 Therefore it says
, “
When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
4:9 Now what is the meaning of “
he ascended,” except that he also descended
to the lower regions,
namely, the earth?
4:10 He, the very one
who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
4:11 It was he
who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
Hebrews 1:3
1:3 The Son is
the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word,
and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 4:14
Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest
4:14 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
Hebrews 6:20
6:20 where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became
a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:26
7:26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 8:1
The High Priest of a Better Covenant
8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
Hebrews 9:24
9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation
of the true sanctuary
– but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.
Hebrews 10:12-13
10:12 But when this priest
had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time,
he sat down at the right hand of God,
10:13 where he is now waiting
until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
Hebrews 10:19-22
Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith
10:19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
10:20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
10:21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
Hebrews 12:2
12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and
has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1
The Lord’s Discipline
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Hebrews 3:1
Jesus and Moses
3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,
Revelation 3:21
3:21 I will grant the one
who conquers
permission
to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered
and sat down with my Father on his throne.