What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Source for the statement that at the Ascension of Jesus the resurrected righteous also ascended with Him."
Answer
The writings of Ellen G. White confirm that Jesus did not return to the Father alone at His Ascension. A host of prisoners who had been freed from their graves at His resurrection followed Him into the heavenly courts.
This group is described as a testimony of His victory over death and accompanied the triumphant procession of angels to the holy city. Uriah Smith also identifies this “show of the prisoners” with the saints who appeared after Jesus’ resurrection and ascended with Him.
The Triumphal Ascension with the Resurrected
»The whole heaven waited for the hour of triumph when Jesus would ascend to His Father. Angels came to receive the King of glory and to lead Him triumphantly into heaven. After Jesus had blessed His disciples, He was separated from them and lifted up. And as He led the way upward, the host of prisoners who had been raised at His resurrection followed Him. A multitude of the heavenly host was present, while an innumerable host of angels in heaven awaited His coming.«
The Liberation of the Prisoners at the Ascension
»The whole heaven waited to welcome the Redeemer in the heavenly courts. When He ascended, He pointed the way, and the host of prisoners who had been freed at His resurrection followed Him. The heavenly host accompanied the joyous procession with shouts, exclamations of praise, and heavenly song.«
Identity of the Prisoners Brought Along
»These are therefore some of those who, at Christ’s resurrection, came out of their graves and belonged to the illustrious host that He led out of the captivity of the dark realm of death when He triumphantly ascended. Matthew reports on their resurrection, Paul on their ascension, and John sees them in heaven fulfilling the holy duties for which they were raised.«
Original Sources (English)
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