Over the last few weeks, we discovered several things that happened the moment Jesus arrived in Heaven. First, we saw that upon entering Heaven, He shed His “resurrection” body only to be immediately clothed in His “glorified” body. And then we discovered that Jesus, our Great High Priest, performed the

In my last blog, we looked at what happened to Jesus when He entered Heaven following His ascension in AD 30 — He exchanged His “resurrection body” (which was perfectly fit for life on earth for the 40 days following His resurrection) for His glorified body (perfectly fit for Heaven).

As we saw two weeks ago, Jesus appeared not only to His disciples, but to an additional 500 people during the 40 days following His resurrection. Then, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus ascended into Heaven in a “cloud.” We saw last week that this “cloud” was not an ordinary

Jesus’ ministry in Israel was full of life-changing encounters with needy and desperate people, but was also full of some intense confrontations with religious leaders. Jesus was constantly “hounded” by those seeking to entrap Him and expose Him as an imposter. Because of the constant pressures He faced, along with

Almost 60 years ago, the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human being to journey into outer space, orbiting once around the Earth on April 12, 1961. Just three weeks later, on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. Thus, began America’s journey into space

Writing over 25 years after the resurrection of Jesus, the Apostle Paul tells us that after He appeared to His disciples, “…He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, even though some have fallen asleep” (I Cor. 15:6). And so, we

Something unique happened in a secluded room on Easter Sunday evening. After Jesus was seen by the women at the tomb, He had yet to appear to His disciples, at least in a “form” that they could accept. As they huddled together for fear of the Jews, the Apostle John

The first-century church needed hope. After Jesus’ death and resurrection in AD 30, the church suffered persecution from the hands of the Jewish authorities. All we need to do is to read the Book of Acts to confirm this reality. But in AD 64, some 34 years later, the primary

For those of us who have been around for a few years, or a few decades, or more than a few decades, we can’t help but notice the passing of time. For me, it seems like just yesterday when I was a boy causing my parents to question whether they

We have all been encouraged lately to wash our hands thoroughly for 20 seconds, and to do it periodically throughout the day. It’s good advice, as washing will be one of the first and easiest steps that we can do to keep ourselves from being infected and to help stop