“ And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: ”
They worshipped him - The word “worship” does not “always” denote religious homage. See the notes at Matthew 2:11 . Compare Luke 14:10 . But here it is to be remarked, That they offered this...
The Last Words and the Ascension. Jesus reminds His disciples how He had told them that Scripture predictions about Him must be fulfilled. He goes over the ground again (with Luke 24:45 cf. Lu...
worshipped . having worshipped. App-137.
52. And having worshipped him, they returned. By the word worship, Luke means, first, that the apostles were relieved from all doubt, because at that time the majesty of Christ shone o...
DISCOURSE: 1593 THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST Luke 24:50-53 . And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was...
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: They worshipped him - Let it be observed that this worship was not given by way of civil respect, for it was after he was parted fro...
And they worshipped him,— The apostles, having seen their Master ascend into heaven, were fully convinced of his having come down from thence, and of his being the true Messiah. This persuasion the...
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Resurrection and the Ascension 1-11. Two angels appear to the women at the sepulchre ( Matthew 28:1-8 ; Mark 16:1-8 : cp. John 20:1-2 ). See on Mt and Jn.
They worshipped him. — These words also are absent from most of the best MSS. If they stand as part of the text, we must remember that they describe the attitude of prostrate adoration. With grea...
Chapter 26 THE FIRST LORD'S DAY. THE Sabbath came and went over the grave of its Lord, and silence reigned in Joseph's garden, broken only by the mailed sentinels, who laughed and chatted by, the...
“Witnesses of These Things” Luke 24:44-53 The risen Savior is the key to Scripture. The pages of Holy Writ need the illumination that falls from His face. Whenever you open the Old Testament, d...
No human eye saw the resurrection. The women came early, but only to find the stone rolled away. The record of those earliest experiences is full of touching beauty. Luke alone gives us the story of...
"And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. (51) And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. (52) And...
TO JERUSALEM WITH GREAT JOY ‘And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.’ Luke 24:52 The message of that descent from the hill of the Ascension is a message for all ti...
And they worshipped him ,.... Not with a civil worship, as he was sometimes worshipped by men, in the days of his flesh, who, though they took him for some extraordinary person, knew him not to be t...
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: Ver. 52. With great joy ] Yet could they not hear of his ascending to the Father without great sorrow, John 14:1,31 ; John 16:...
And he led them out as far as Bethany Not the town, but the district: namely, to the mount of Olives, which was within the boundaries of Bethany. And he lifted up his hands In a most solemn and d...
HE IS NOT HERE. BUT RISEN (vs.1-12) Though these dear women came to the grave very early in the morning the first day of the week, they were too late. Mary of Bethany had anointed the Lord Jesus...
Christ's Ascension. 50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to...
Ver. 52,53. We never before read of any act of adoration which the disciples performed to Christ. Their faith was now come to the highest pitch. They did no longer look upon him only as one sent of G...
The New Message And The New Power; A Final Summary Preparing For Acts (24:44-53). Having presented what he sees as the ultimate revelation of the earthly Jesus in describing the appearance of Jesu...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 24:44 . These are the words .— I.e. , “this is the meaning of the words.” Probably in Luke 24:44-49 St. Luke gives a summary of Christ’s discourses during the time between...
Luke 24:50-53 The Ascension. I. As far as the accompaniments of the Ascension were visible to men, they were the simplest and most unattractive that the case could admit. Even the Birth of the Sa...
Luke 24:1-4 . Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found...
Luke 24:21 . To-day is the third day. Christ was to rise the third day, according to the scriptures, as he had intimated to the disciples. Matthew 20:19 . See also Genesis 22:4 ; Genesis 42:18...
While He blessed them He was parted from them The ascension I. CONSIDER THE ASCENSION AS THE CROWNING FACT OF CHRIST’S LIFE. It was the consummation of all His glorious work for man, and hencef...
EXPOSITION Luke 24:1-42 THE RESURRECTION . All the four evangelists give an account of the Resurrection. None of the four, however, attempt to give a history of it simply from a hum...
The ascension:
1 Peter 1:8 ; John 14:28 ; John 16:22 ; John 16:7 ; John 20:28 ; Matthew 28:17 ; Matthew 28:9 ; Psalms 30:11