Definition of Ascension of Christ

1. Noun. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.

Exact synonyms: Ascension
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Miracle

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Ascension
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Ascension of Christ (current term)
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Literary usage of Ascension of Christ

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People by William Sewel (1844)
"... and faith concerning the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Christ Jesus, thou considerest the substance of the Christian religion as a ..."

2. A Theological Dictionary: Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms; a by Charles Buck (1830)
"Ascension of Christ bcth palace, under tlie eye nnd with ... Ascension of Christ, his visible ,!.- vation to heaven. The ascension of Jesus Chrw was not ..."

3. A Theological Dictionary: Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms; a by Charles Buck (1838)
"Ascension of Christ beth palace, under the eye and with the ... and the miseries of this life, Ascension of Christ, his visible ele- va';on to heaven. ..."

4. Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character by Hugh Blair, James Finlayson (1822)
"On the ASCENSION of CHRIST. [Preached in the Evening after the Celebration of the Sacrament "of the Lord's Supper.] LUKE, xxiv. 50, 51. ..."

5. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors, Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves (1876)
"What is the story of the ascension of Christ worth in view of these ancient pagan traditions of earlier origin ? ASCENSION OF THE CHRISTIAN SAVIOR. 1. ..."

6. The Christian Remembrancer: Or, Short Reflections Upon the Faith, Life, and by Ambrose Serle (1818)
"... and that I may abound in hope, through tlte power of the Holy Ghost. CHAP. XIII. ON THE Ascension of Christ. THOU hast ascended on high, ..."

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