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When [[Salvation|good]] people die, their [[soul]]s ascend to [[Heaven]], but not their bodies. | When [[Salvation|good]] people die, their [[soul]]s ascend to [[Heaven]], but not their bodies. | ||
| − | The [[Catholic Church]] has the [[dogma]] that [[Mary]] was assumed bodily to [[Heaven]]; this is known as the [[Assumption of Mary]]. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] also teaches this principle. [[Enoch | + | The [[Catholic Church]] has the [[dogma]] that [[Mary]] was assumed bodily to [[Heaven]]; this is known as the [[Assumption of Mary]]. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] also teaches this principle. [[Enoch]] was taken up (Genesis 5:24) and [[Elijah]] went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11). Other than Jesus, no other people have ascended bodily by their own power into Heaven. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 15:40, January 22, 2018
The Ascension refers to Jesus going up bodily into the clouds while His disciples watched, after first giving them instructions to wait in Jerusalem until He would send them the Holy Spirit (Pentecost). The ascension occurred 40 days after his Resurrection. He has promised to return the same way some day. (Acts 1:4-11). Paul discusses Jesus's bodily ascension in his letters. (Ephesians 4:8-10, and in Timothy 3:16)
When good people die, their souls ascend to Heaven, but not their bodies.
The Catholic Church has the dogma that Mary was assumed bodily to Heaven; this is known as the Assumption of Mary. The Eastern Orthodox Church also teaches this principle. Enoch was taken up (Genesis 5:24) and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11). Other than Jesus, no other people have ascended bodily by their own power into Heaven.