Did Jesus leave heaven

Answer 1

Apart from the author of Luke's Gospel, the other evangelists seem unaware that Jesus ascended bodily into heaven. Arguably, Luke is the most influential gospel in the New Testament, and it says that Jesus rose bodily into heaven near Bethany, on the evening of his resurrection. Acts of the Apostles, by the same author but somewhat later, changes the detail, saying that the risen Jesus remained on earth for forty days before he was taken up into heaven.

For non-Christians, no, Jesus did not really rise up into heaven.

Answer 2

A:The author of Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles is the author of the notion that Jesus was taken up bodily to heaven. Luke 24:51 says that Jesus was taken up bodily to heaven on the evening of his resurrection. Acts 1:9, written some time later, says that Jesus was taken bodily to heaven forty days after the resurrection.

The other three gospels said nothing of Jesus physically leaving earth and rising up to heaven. However, the 'Long Ending' of Mark (verses 16:9-20), added long after the Gospel was written, was more or less written around Luke's ending, so that verse 16:19 says that he was taken up bodily to heaven, apparently on the evening of his resurrection. (Mark's Gospel originally ended at verse 16:8.)

Answer 3

Christ is currently in Heaven. On Judgement Day, however, He will return to earth. So no, Christ Jesus did not leave heaven: not yet anyways.