The Ascension Of Christ is a curious event in the history of the Church. In Matthew it is the last event of his gospel. In Luke it is mentioned but is elaborated on later in the Acts of the Apostles. One would think that it would be emphasized; more than miraculous, it is a culmination, the culmination. But the management of the Ascension is strangely distant. Almost unsure. Indeed, the old Church celebrated the period from Easter to the Ascension as a single event, as a unit.
It may be that the reporting of this period is a tribute to the humanity of the reporters. What were they to think? The complexity of Christ's message, His spiritual world was really poorly seen. Even in today's gospel, at the Ascension itself, Matthew says the apostles were doubting.
The Ascension is described by men who seem stunned.
It may be that the reporting of this period is a tribute to the humanity of the reporters. What were they to think? The complexity of Christ's message, His spiritual world was really poorly seen. Even in today's gospel, at the Ascension itself, Matthew says the apostles were doubting.
The Ascension is described by men who seem stunned.
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