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{{cquote|And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.}}

{{cquote|And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.}}

==== Translation issue ====

==== Translation issue ====

This appears to be a physical ascension into a cloud in the sky, although {{bibleref|Hebrews|12|1}} uses the same Greek root for "cloud" in a more figurative sense as a "cloud of witnesses."<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3509.htm</ref>

This is commonly interpreted as a physical ascension into a cloud in the sky, but is not necessarily so viewed.  The two key terms here are the Greek words translaated as "cloud" and "taken up," and both have more figurative meanings.  It could be describing [[Jesus]] taken into heaven, rather than ascending to the physical sky.

 

 

As to the Greek term for "cloud", {{bibleref|Hebrews|12|1}} uses the same Greek root for "cloud" in a more figurative sense as a "cloud of witnesses."<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3509.htm</ref>

 

===Gospel of John===

===Gospel of John===

{{bibleref|John|20|17}} refers an ascension that will occur, though not necessarily as described by [[Luke]]:

{{bibleref|John|20|17}} refers an ascension that will occur, though not necessarily as described by [[Luke]]: