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Definition of Ascension of the Lord

1. Noun. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.

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Literary usage of Ascension of the Lord

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

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"He therefore appears after the ascension of the Lord as a member of the Christian community, wherein he won a leading position after the death of James, ..."

2. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. What does the Ascension of the Lord ..."

3. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"For, by early theologians, a passage in Micah was interpreted to refer to the Ascension of the Lord ..."

4. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"For, by early theologians, a passage in Micah was interpreted to refer to the Ascension of the Lord. ' The Breaker is come up before them; they have broken ..."

5. The Life of the Lord Jesus Christ: A Complete Critical Examination of the by Johann Peter Lange (1864)
"THE Ascension of the Lord INTO HEAVEN AMIDST TOKENS OF BLESSING FOR THE EARTH, AND ITS ELEVATING INFLUENCE. (Chap, xxiv.) The resurrection of the Lord was a ..."

6. Memorials of Christian Life in the Early and Middle Ages: Including His by August Neander (1885)
"The resurrection of the Lord,"* said Augustin, in a sermon at the Feast of the Ascension, " is our hope—the ascension of the Lord is our glorification. ..."

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