tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post7313326253046554981..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: Did Jesus literally ascend to heaven?Mystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-69658755136165939182018-03-19T07:06:33.235-07:002018-03-19T07:06:33.235-07:00Stay focused and know that you are right where you...Stay focused and know that you are right where you belong. You are never alone and are waking up to the knowledge that this is the dream of how you have <a href="http://blog.inthemindofsomethinggreater.com/2018/03/you-have-already-ascended_18.html" rel="nofollow">already ascended</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095219827123178734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-84083952146479092262018-02-25T15:01:37.889-08:002018-02-25T15:01:37.889-08:00I wound up here after just being a smartass, and a...I wound up here after just being a smartass, and asking Siri “When Jesus ascended to heaven, did he travel at one constant speed, or did he speed up as he got farther away?”. <br /><br />Imagine my delight when the first paragraph observes that Jesus moving 417,000 times faster than the fastest Batman wouldn’t even be out of our galaxy yet... lmfao.<br /><br />I’ve thought many times about this nonsense, and aside from the fact there is no single speed he could take off at, without being utterly laughable, the whole “ascended” thing kind of gives away this is the labored imagination of a terrible bullshitter.<br /><br />I’d like to think if I were the son of god, I would have some cooler, albeit more modern effects for my transition to the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.<br /><br />Sheesh, it’s almost hard to comprehend so much MAGIC, with out a teensy bit of RAZZLE-DAZZLE.<br /><br />As a CARPENTER myself, I am disappointed there weren’t at least PRACTICAL effects worthy of a mention.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577680496590981136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-21194657934055685612008-11-13T11:36:00.000-08:002008-11-13T11:36:00.000-08:00i don't think we can conclude we know the heavens ...i don't think we can conclude we know the heavens very well when some theorise that the heavens are expanding. when infinity means both big and small. the simple logic is define heaven and prove God wrong. Do you think everything has a beginning and end.Define the absolute beginning place or time. if yes compute infinityUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530736960733623529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-64100807032224978762007-05-21T17:26:00.000-07:002007-05-21T17:26:00.000-07:00There's another way to look at this: before we can...There's another way to look at this: before we can answer if Jesus literally ascended into heaven, don't we need to first have an idea of what 'heaven' refers to?OneSmallStephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189124855157679020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-51849021772730807402007-05-21T11:58:00.000-07:002007-05-21T11:58:00.000-07:00One of the difficulties of interpreting passages s...One of the difficulties of interpreting passages such as these is that we don't have many modern (or post-modern) mass religious experiences to compare. The ones we do have come more from cults and religious fanatics.<BR/><BR/>Most religious experiences are individual. When was the last time you witnessed a large group of people saying to one another "God was in this place" and really meaning it?Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189485834914559162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-49358419544393652092007-05-21T10:00:00.000-07:002007-05-21T10:00:00.000-07:00There 's a church in England (I think it's at Wals...There 's a church in England (I think it's at Walsingham) that depicts the ascension rather comically, with two little pink feet hanging from the ceiling! <BR/><BR/>I don't know whether you'll feel inclined to discuss this, but I'm pondering what is the purpose of prayer, and I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, and the thoughts of other readers of your blog too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282529580900925403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-44639570037864790852007-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:002007-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:00The idea that Jesus is now like God and can be exp...The idea that Jesus is now like God and can be experienced everywhere goes along way toward the idea that "in Him we live and move and have our being".<BR/><BR/>The idea that He is omnipresent speaks of Him being in us all, without the need for us to "invite" Him in. Does He truly fill all things?<BR/><BR/>Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I found you through JP's post.SteveWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297300421121106669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-50826466212333394882007-05-20T08:15:00.000-07:002007-05-20T08:15:00.000-07:00JP, interesting question. I don't believe that I ...JP, interesting question. I don't believe that I could even conceive of taking the ascension story literally because to me it just makes no logical sense. So I guess answering the question that you posed would be difficult for me to do.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-3325349018097165182007-05-20T08:10:00.000-07:002007-05-20T08:10:00.000-07:00The problem I would have with taking the ascension...The problem I would have with taking the ascension literally is that it's written from the three-tiered perspective, as you said. Even Acts has a cloud passing over, hiding Jesus from sight. So if taken literally, the only way for it to make literal sense comes across as though heaven were directly above us, in the clouds somewhere. I think they were more using the literal sense to get the metaphor across, in that Jesus did go directly to heaven after being resurrected.OneSmallStephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189124855157679020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-21799075462804052172007-05-19T13:29:00.000-07:002007-05-19T13:29:00.000-07:00Your observations are very good. I like what both ...Your observations are very good. I like what both of those authors say on the subject.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15978997781556741350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-60334183235353004472007-05-19T03:51:00.000-07:002007-05-19T03:51:00.000-07:00Interesting. Question for you, I can understand th...Interesting. Question for you, I can understand the symbolism behind it but let me ask you: If Jesus (literally) was ascended into heaven, would that change how you view things? Would that change how you view Jesus or the "character" of God?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682007915158940095noreply@blogger.com