Bible Verses About Divine Ascension

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: