Christ's Way to Heaven Unclosed
Acts 1:9-12
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.…


It has been said that in the early ages an attempt was once made to build a chapel on the top of the hill from which Christ ascended into heaven; but that it was found impossible either to pave over the place where He last stood, or to erect a roof through the path through which He ascended — a legendary tale, no doubt, though perhaps intended to teach the important truth that the moral marks and impressions which Christ has left behind Him can never be obliterated; that the way to heaven through which He passed can never be closed by human skill or power; and that He has before us an open door which no man shall be able to shut.

(J. Alexander, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

WEB: When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.




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