About this episode
Justin Hibbard examines the significance of Jesus' Ascension into Heaven and its connections to the Exodus story.
Why did Jesus have to ascend into Heaven? In this episode, in conjunction with the solemnity of the Ascension, Justin Hibbard examines the events of the Ascension, why Jesus ascended into Heaven, and how they line up with events in the Exodus story. SOCIAL LINKS * Follow Why Catholic on Instagram. * Subscribe to Why Catholic on YouTube. * Follow Justin on Facebook. SHOW NOTES * Episode 48: The Poetry of Pentecost * Episode 108: The Jewish Roots of the Papacy Get full access to Why Catholic? at whycatholic.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Justin Hibbard
Topics covered
- Ascension
- Jesus
- Heaven
- Exodus
- Christianity
- Spirituality
Keywords
- Ascension
- Jesus
- Heaven
- Exodus
- Christianity
- spirituality
- religion
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