The Feast of the Ascension falls on the fortieth day after Easter and Jesus’ resurrectionThe rising of Christ from the dead, three days after the crucifixion.. It marks the day when he was taken up to Heaven in his resurrected body.
In Acts it says that before he rose to heaven, Jesus told his watching disciples to continue preaching his message. An angel tells them that when Jesus returns to Earth, it will take place in the same way as his ascension.
