![]() The countdown continued at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. We read in Galatians 4:4 that in the fullness of time, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman made under the law to redeem them that are under the law. Even before the foundation of this world, somewhere in the eternal councils of God the redemption of man was planned, and it was all in the mind of God. ![]() The countdown for the ascension lift-off began many years before. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel and also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” I believe the importance of the ascension is simply this: It was God’s approval of the finished assignment for Jesus Christ. Mark 16:19-20 says, “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and seated on the right hand of God, and they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the work with signs following.” And then in the first chapter of the Book of Acts, we have again the record of Jesus’ ascension: “When he had spoken these things while they beheld, he was taken up and a cloud received him out of their sight. One would think that a society which has developed a space-age mentality would think a little bit more about an ascended Savior. His entrance is easily remembered, but His exit is almost forgotten. Most in our generation ignore Ascension Day, which marks the exit of our Lord from the earth, and yet Christmas Day, which commemorates the entrance of Jesus into the world, is hailed every year with weeks and weeks of preparation and great celebration. It is interesting that on Ascension Day we are inclined to forget what day it is. The fourth was the ascension, and the last, which we are looking forward to, will be His coming again. ![]() One was His birth another was the crucifixion another, the resurrection. Sometimes it is said that in the life of Jesus there will have been five great transactions.
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