Did anyone ever touch Jesus before he ascended to heaven?

Answer 1

We have some facts described in Gospels - First was St Mary Magdalene, then 12 Apostles, 2 other Disciples going from Jerusalem to Emmaus. But St Paul collected information about that facts together and added some, that are not written in Gospels: "He showed up to Peter, and the Twelve, and later 500 brothers together. Some of them live today, some died. Eventually he showed up to me" Authors of gospels didn't mention about those 500 disciples and about St Paul, because his conversion took place long after history in gospels ends* , but is described in their continuation - Acts of Apostles, chapter 9.

• Synoptic gospels end with ascension to heaven, St John ends earlier.

The text of First Letter to Corinthians translated by my from polish Millenium Bible (catholic).

Answer 2

The author of Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles regarded the sight of Jesus rising bodily to heaven as important in his writings, but the other gospels do not mention such an event.

In Luke, he says that the eleven disciples saw Jesus carried up into heaven from near Bethany, on the evening of the day of his resurrection.

In Acts, he says that they - presumably the twelve apostles - saw him carried up into heaven some forty days after his resurrection.

Answer 3

We'll assume the question is asking if anyone touched Jesus after his resurrection but before he ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9). Obviously lots of people touched Jesus from his birth, life, execution, & burial.

The short answer is "Yes".

We have good reason to accept that people did touch the resurrected Jesus before he ascended into heaven. (Plus there are other reasons to accept it was a physical bodily resurrection (though now glorified) and not just some immaterial ghost.)

1. Although it may not be clear at first, Mary Magdalene probably did. (John 20:17) The Greek word "haptomai" translated as "touch" in the King James "Touch me not" means to "to attach oneself to" and can be translated as "Stop clinging to me".
2. Other woman like Mary the mother of James definitely did "held him by his feet and worshiped him" (Matt 28:9)
3. "Doubting" Thomas' requirements to believe included touching Jesus' nail and side scars (John 20:25). Jesus obliged him 8 days later (John 20:26-28) & Thomas believed.
4. John definitely leaned on Jesus as they all ate together at Jesus' 3rd appearance to the disciples (John 21:20)
5. Jesus calms the disciples by inviting them to touch him in & give him some food to eat. (Luke 24:37-43)

Some other indications of the physical resurrection that aren't specifically touch include:

• Jesus breathing (John 20:22)
• Jesus handing bread to the two on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13)
• Jesus eating (John 21:12-14; Luke 24:41-43)

Answer 4

Only the author of Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles seems to have considered the notion of Jesus ascending bodily to heaven. On his evidence, the disciples saw Jesus ascend to heaven. But a discrepancy in his two descriptions, along with the fact that none of the other evangelists knew about this amazing event, could mean that no one really saw Jesus ascend.

In Luke, the disciples saw Jesus ascend bodily to heaven near Bethany, on the evening of his resurrection.

Although written by the same author, Acts says the disciples saw Jesus ascend bodily to heaven forty days after his resurrection.

Answer 5

Different authors provide somewhat different answers to this question. The following answers are in chronological order according to the date on which the account was probably written.
According to Paul, it appears that no-one saw Jesus, because he rose straight to heaven. Elsewhere, Paul said that Jesus rose again according to the scriptures, then was seen by Cephas, then the twelve, then by more than 500, most of whom were still alive, then by James and all the apostles, and finally by Paul himself. However, some scholars believe that Paul envisaged all these sightings as being spiritual only, happening after Jesus rose up to heaven.

Mark's Gospel, in its original form, does not say that anyone saw the risen Jesus. The women simply saw an empty tomb, where a young man told them that Jesus had risen. However, verses 16:9-20 were added clumsily by a later author, to bring this Gospel more or less into line with the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. There are two known interpolated endings to Mark, known as the "short ending" and the "long ending". The ending used in modern Bibles is the "long ending".

Matthew's Gospel says the women who had gone to the tomb saw Jesus while on the way to tell the disciples of their experience. Also, the eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee and saw Jesus. Or at least some of them believed they did and worshipped Jesus, while others doubted it was Jesus. It may be that the evangelist was being careful to have a rational explanation if critics refused to believe in a physical resurrection.

Luke's Gospel records that Jesus appeared to two men, Cleopas and (presumably) Peter, on the road near Jerusalem but they did not recognise him, even after conversing with him, inviting him home, and eating dinner with him. They only assumed that he was Jesus based on his words and behaviour, but then he vanished out of their sight. Jesus appeared to the disciples once more and showed them his wounds, before being drawn up into heaven. Luke's is the only New Testament gospel that actually describes Jesus as rising up to heaven.

In John's Gospel, Mary Magdalene was the only woman who went to the tomb, where she saw Jesus standing but did not recognise him, supposing that it was the gardener. That Jesus did not accompany Mary, when she went to report his message to the apostles, is suggestive of a fictional account. Jesus next appeared amongst the disciples, except Thomas, coming through a closed door, showed them his wounds and breathed the Holy Ghost upon them. Eight days later, Jesus appeared again to all the disciples, and once again we are assured that the door was shut. Finally, Jesus appeared to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberius but they dared to ask who he was, presumably meaning that his identity was not obvious.

Answer 6

Yes. Our Lord's Ascension happened in front of His Apostles & HIs disciples.

Answer 7

No, he did not got to hell and he has never been

Answer 8

Before ascending, he was on the ground.

Answer 9

With God