The ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:9-11) is the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God.The biblical narrative in Chapter 1 of the Acts of the Apostles takes place '40 days' after the resurrection: Jesus is taken up from the disciples in their sight, a cloud hides him from view, and two men in white appear to tell them that he will return "in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."