The Ascension is, among the many main occasions of the lifetime of Jesus, about probably the most troublesome to enlarge on. In portray, actually, we get quite a few photographs of Jesus floating via the sky in glory, usually surrounded by puffy clouds or chubby angels. One film reveals Jesus yelling his closing phrases to the disciples throughout a discipline earlier than abruptly disappearing in a CGI column of sunshine. One chapel I’ve heard of has plaster toes protruding of the ceiling. As C. S. Lewis noticed, the image is a bit foolish, however essential. In some way the disciples should know that Jesus is ascended to heaven and hasn’t simply disappeared. They’re left staring upward—a lot in order that some angels have to inform them to cease staring and go about doing as they’ve been advised.
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