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Why Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension?
Why Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension? Christians around the world and throughout church history have affirmed Jesus’ resurrection and ascension (especially on Easter Sunday). Concerning Jesus’ resurrection, His appearances to His followers were real, taking place in various locales, under a variety of circumstances, and to diverse numbers of people (from one to more than five hundred at a time; 1 Cor. 15:3–7). According to Acts 1:1–12, following Jesus’ resurrection, He appeared repeatedly to His disciples over a period of 40 days. During this time, He thoroughly convinced them that He had indeed risen from the dead. Then, after Jesus gave them final instructions, they watched as He ascended…