Luke 24:36-42 ESV
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish,
Luke 24:50-53
The Ascension
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.
Jesus was resurrected and ascended into heaven as a man in whom the perfect union of mankind and divinity was accomplished. When He returns to earth, our resurrection will be like His and we will be like Him. We are one with Christ, of one flesh and bone, yet are as distinct a person as Eve was from Adam.
God has chosen to live on earth with man. When we choose to love Him, love is perfected. The foundation of love is choice.
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