The last thing I want to do is start a religous war in here, but I have a question about Jesus.
What do people believe Jesus did after he was resurected? See, it seems to me that if someone died and then came back to life, then at that point he is alive. So, if he is alive at the point, what did he do afterwards? Shouldn’t there be more history about him (like, the next 1-70 years of his life)?
According to Acts 1:1-11, Jesus didn’t stick around quite that long after the resurrection. He only remained on earth for forty days, after which “he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their [his followers’] sight” (Acts 1:9).
Hope that helps.
-KillerFig
He is generally believed (by those who believe in the resurrection) to have ascended into heaven, where he awaits his Second Coming. I believe the Gospels say as much (or, at least, most say he ascended his return is somewhat shadowy, and must be inferred from his words and the Revelation to St. John).
Whoops. Put out an APB for that missing semicolon, willya?
“…most say he ascended; his return is…”
“He is generally believed . . . to have ascended into heaven, where he awaits his Second Coming.”
—Technically, wouldn’t that be his third coming?
The Ascension of Christ has been a mainstay in religious artwork over the centuries. Here’s a whole page of links to such images:
The Second Coming refers to the Second Coming of a bodily Jesus as it is coupled with the Resurrection of the Body (in general). Actually, it is Jesus’ third spiritual coming since his spirit is said to have left him upon his death.
Umm … kinda.
The Second Coming won’t happen till the battle of Armageddon.
The rapture will happen first, in which He won’t actually set foot on earth, just hang around in the air a bit while the church gets on up there.*
*Disclaimer: this is my personal, pretrib opinion. Christians have been arguing for years as to when the rapture will happen: before the tribulation, in the middle, or afterwards.