Why is it important to remind ourselves as Christians about the meaning of Ch rist's A scension and furthe r to acknowle dge his Ascen sion on a special day ? Christ's Ascension was/is import ant because Jesus was going to : 1. send the Holy Spirit on his disciples 'not many days hence' (Act 1.5); 2. intercede for his saints (those who believe in Jesus) (Heb 1.3; 7.25); 3. war as the exalted Lord along with the Father until all the Son's enemies are subdued (Acts 2.34-35; 1 Cor 15.24-28 ); 4. come again to exercise compassi onate judgement upon mankind both dead and alive.
we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen --Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles