Christ, preparing his apostles to the beholding of his ascension, . |
gathers them together unto the Mount of Olives, |
commands them to expect in Jerusalem the sending down of the Holy Spirit, |
and ascends into heaven in their sight |
After his ascension they are warned by two angels to depart, and to set their minds upon his second coming. |
They accordingly return, and, giving themselves to prayer, |
γενηθήτω ἡ ἔπαυλις αὐτοῦ ἔρημος |
καὶ μὴ ἔστω ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν αὐτῃ, |
καὶ |
τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ λαβέτω ἕτερος. |
choose Matthias apostle in the place of Judas. |