General understanding of the Christian doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles, following his resurrection. The term heaven is generally believed, by practicing Christians, as referring to a physical reunion with God the Father, as opposed to a spiritual transformation and experience of the Divine which is common to the mystical traditions of other world religions. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:50-51, Acts 1:9-11, and Ephesians 4:7-13. This is affirmed by Christian liturgy in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed. Contents 1 Biblical accounts 2 Extra-biblical accounts 3 Christian theology on Christ's ascension 3.1 Reformed tradition in Protestantism 4 Feast 4.1 History 4.2 Customs 5 Sources and references Biblical accounts The first account of the Ascension found in the Christian Bible is in the Gospel of Mark (16:14-19), see also Mark 16. The description is brief. Jesus and the remaining eleven apostles are seated at a table, presumably in a room in or near Jerusalem. Jesus commands his followers to spread the Gospel, see also Great Commission, and that those who believe will be known by their invulnerability to poison, ability to heal the sick, exorcise demons, and the like. After delivering these final words, Jesus is received into Heaven to sit at the right hand of God. No description of the Ascension itself is given; Mark simply states that it happened. The Gospel of Luke is even more brief in its description (24:50-51). Jesus led the eleven to Bethany, not far from Jerusalem. While in
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Bah'u'llh (ba-haa-ol-laa Arabic: 'Glory of God') (November 12, 1817 - May 29, 1892), born Mrz Husayn-`Al (Persian: ), was the founder of the Bah' Faith. He claimed to fulfill the Bb prophecy of 'He whom God shall make manifest', but in a broader sense he also claimed to be the 'supreme Manifestation of God'., referring to the fulfillment of the eschatological expectations of a prophetic cycle beginning with Adam, and including Abrahamic religions, as well as Zoroastrianism, the Dharmic religions, and others. Bah's see Bah'u'llh as the initiator of a new religion, as Jesus or Muhammad � but also the initiator of a new cycle, like that attributed to Adam. Bah'u'llh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitb-i-Aqdas and the Kitb-i-qn. He died in Bahj, Palestine, present-day Israel, and is buried there. A photograph of Bah'u'llh can be found at the end of this article.
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