Question 46

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How dost thou understand these words, “he ascended into heaven?”

That Christ, in sight of his disciples, was taken up from earth into heaven;^a and that he continues there for our interest, until he come again to judge the quick and the dead.^b

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aActs 1:9; Mark 16:19
bHebrews 4:14; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 4:10

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 46–49

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 45
Apostles’ Creed 6

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 46, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/46

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