### 46. Q. What do you mean by saying, “He ascended to heaven”?

**A**. That Christ, while his disciples watched, was taken up from the earth into heaven<sup>1</sup> and remains there on our behalf <sup>2</sup> until he comes again to judge the living and the dead.<sup>3</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Luke 24:50-51](/get-passage/Luke+24:50-51); [Acts 1:9-11](/get-passage/Acts+1:9-11)
<sup>2</sup> [Rom. 8:34](/get-passage/Romans+8:34); [Eph. 4:8-10](/get-passage/Ephesians+4:8-10); [Heb. 7:23-25](/get-passage/Hebrews+7:23-25); [9:24](/get-passage/Hebrews+9:24)
<sup>3</sup> [Acts 1:11](/get-passage/Acts+1:11)