BIBLE STUDY LESSON 20

SERIES T --- THE ADONAI OF LIFE

YESHUA ASCENDS INTO HEAVEN

From Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:9-12

The eleven disciples met with Yeshua one day on a mountain which He had chosen. About five hundred of His followers came, but although they worshiped Him, some still doubted that He had risen from the dead. There Yeshua gave His followers this Great Commission, [All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go throughout the nations and make disciples, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, Son and Ruach Kodesh, teaching them to observe all My Commands, and I will be with you always, even to the end of the age. [He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. He who does not believe shall be condemned. Those who become believers shall have the power to cast out demons, speak with new tongues, take up serpents or drink something fatal without harm, and heal the sick.] While Yeshua was with His disciples in Jerusalem, He told them, [Remember what I taught you about Myself in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms, and how this must all come true?] Then He opened their minds so that they understood what these Scriptures told about Him. [It is written here that the Moshiach must suffer, die and rise from the dead on the third day. Take this message of salvation to all nations, offering them forgiveness of sins by turning to Me. You yourselves have seen these prophecies come true.] Then Yeshua led His disciples to the Mount of Olives, on the road that led to Bethany. He told them to wait in Jerusalem for Ruach HaKodesh to come. [John the Baptist baptized you with water, but when Ruach HaKodesh comes, you will be baptized in Him,] Yeshua told them. [Will You now restore the kingdom of Israel, freeing it from the Romans?] they asked. [The Father decides those things,] Yeshua replied. [It is not your concern. But you will receive power when Ruach HaKodesh comes upon you, and you will witness concerning Me in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth.] When Yeshua finished talking with them, and while they watched, He was taken up through the clouds toward heaven. As the disciples watched, two men in white garments told them, [Why are you staring at the sky, men of Galilee? Although Yeshua has gone home to heaven, He will return again someday, just as He went.] Then the disciples left the Mount of Olives, where Yeshua ascended into heaven, and walked across the Kidron Valley to Jerusalem. In an upper room of the house where they stayed, they met together to pray and wait for the coming of Ruach HaKodesh.

COMMENTARY

FOOTSTEPS OF YESHUA: AFTER HE AROSE

After His resurrection, Yeshua did not return immediately to His heavenly Father. For forty days He remained on earth, appearing to His disciples both in Jerusalem and Galilee. The disciples looked eagerly for each appearance. Because He could pass through doors or appear suddenly, they never knew when they might see Him again. They kept their eyes and ears alert for any sign of their risen Adonai. During those weeks, Yeshua appeared many times to His disciples. On the fortieth day, He came to them for the last time. Yeshua led them out of Jerusalem to the Mount of Olives where they witnessed His ascension into heaven. But Yeshua did not leave His disciples alone. He promised them that Ruach HaKodesh would soon come to their aid. Until He returned, Yeshua Commanded them to preach the Gospel to the whole world.