Jesus ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives, 40 days after his resurrection. Before leaving, he gave the apostles their missionary mandate: "Go, make disciple of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
They were still staring into the sky when suddenly two angels were standing near them. The angels said: "Men from Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as you have seen him go there" (Acts 1:11).
We believe that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father, which means, he has the power to carry out all his commands and to intercede for our salvation. As St.Paul said: "Jesus Christ stands at God's right hand and pleads for us" (Romans 8:34).
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