7 Reasons to Rejoice on Ascension Day:
1. Jesus ascended so that the Holy Spirit could descend.
2. Jesus reigns now over everything.
3. The ascension was the plan from the very beginning.
4. Jesus ascended bodily.
5. The commission announced by Jesus is now in full force.
6. The ascension of Jesus is a preview of the promised consummation.
7. Jesus is Lord.