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The bible is pretty clear. John 16:7 (NLT) But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. Jesus left so that the Holy Spirit would come.

1. Is there a name for this period in the various traditions? I am not aware of any for protestant Christianity, but Catholicism refers to this period as Eastertide or the Season of Easter. 2. When he wasn't appearing to people, where and on what was Jesus spending his time? Jesus told the thief on the cross that "today, you will be with me in paradise", ...

In the risk of sounding way too much catholic :p here is my answer: Ascension and Assumption are two different things. Catholics believe that only Jesus came down from heaven and went up to heaven on his own power. This is called Ascension. Others like Enoch, Elijah and of course Bl. Virgin Mary were taken up by God. (i.e., not by their own power) This is ...

It should be noted that the Scriptures do not record the specific place to which Enoch was taken--only that he was taken. For Elijah, he was taken up to heaven. However, the word heaven is used to refer to different things, namely the sky, the domain of the stars, and the dwelling place of God. It seems that Elijah arose into the sky, specifically. ...

1. Is there a name for this period in the various traditions? Not that I'm aware of, aside from "the forty days." 2. When he wasn't appearing to people, where and on what was Jesus spending his time? We aren't told, so any answer on this subject is pure speculation. In fact, we aren't even told that he was not with them and teaching them the whole time. ...