|  | Ascension celebrates this momentous occasion.Myriads of angels sing a new song of indescribable beauty as the one who is both son of God and Son of Adam takes his seat at the right hand of the Father and is crowned King of heaven and earth. |
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| | Jesus, right before he ascended, tells them to wait for the promise of the Father.They think this means a political coup is about to take place whereby Israel regains the dominance it formerly enjoyed under David and Solomon. |
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| | to receive the authority to pour out upon them the very power of God, the same power that had raised him from the dead |
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| | ministers were about to be empowered to help their King build a far wider and more long-lasting empire than Solomon’s. |
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| | eternal reign of freedom and joy for all those who would accept the king’s sovereignty and be washed in the saving waters of baptism |
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| | Several fathers of the Second Vatican Council took issue with this idea, noting that there is as much brutality, darkness, and opposition to God today as there was in the first century. |
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| | Some of these gifts empower us to be like Christ.We call these virtues. |
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| | Others empower us to serve others as He did.These are called charisms. |
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| | Whether remarkable, like healing, tongues, and prophecy, or humble like hospitality, they are all moving signs of the Kingdom of God. |
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