and said, &#8220;Men of Galilee, why do you stand here<n id="1" /> looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven<n id="2" /> will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.&#8221;p>

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.<n id="1" />p>

This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.

<p class="bodytext">Now there were devout Jews<n id="1" /> from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.<n id="2" />

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>And I will perform wonders in the skyi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>abovei>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and miraculous signsi>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>on the earth below,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>blood and fire and clouds of smokeb>.i>p>

As he was going along, approaching<n id="1" /> Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed<n id="2" /> around him.

In it<n id="1" /> were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles<n id="2" /> of the earth and wild birds.<n id="3" />

But the voice replied a second time from heaven, &#8216;What God has made clean, you must not consider<n id="1" /> ritually unclean!&#8217;

As<n id="1" /> they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly<n id="2" /> two men in white clothing stood near them

Suddenly<n id="1" /> a sound<n id="2" /> like a violent wind blowing<n id="3" /> came from heaven<n id="4" /> and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>The Lord said to my lord,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>Siti>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>at my right handi>b>p>

This one<n id="1" /> heaven must<n id="2" /> receive until the time all things are restored,<n id="3" /> which God declared<n id="4" /> from times long ago<n id="5" /> through his holy prophets.

But Stephen,<n id="1" /> full<n id="2" /> of the Holy Spirit, looked intently<n id="3" /> toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing<n id="4" /> at the right hand of God.

&#8220;Look!&#8221; he said.<n id="1" /> &#8220;I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!&#8221;

He<n id="1" /> saw heaven<n id="2" /> opened<n id="3" /> and an object something like a large sheet<n id="4" /> descending,<n id="5" /> being let down to earth<n id="6" /> by its four corners.

As I stared<n id="1" /> I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles,<n id="2" /> and wild birds.<n id="3" />

The God who made the world and everything in it,<n id="1" /> who is<n id="2" /> Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,<n id="3" />

As<n id="1" /> I was en route and near Damascus,<n id="2" /> about noon a very bright<n id="3" /> light from heaven<n id="4" /> suddenly flashed<n id="5" /> around me.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people<n id="1" /> by which we must<n id="2" /> be saved.&#8221;p>

When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind<n id="1" /> and said, &#8220;Master of all,<n id="2" /> you who made the heaven, the earth,<n id="3" /> the sea, and everything that is in them,