How long did Jesus stay on earth after the resurrection?

The purpose of his 40 days on Earth can be found by reviewing the biblical accounts of his post-resurrection appearances.
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What did Jesus do for 40 days?

Matthew 4:1-11

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights and afterwards was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
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What did Jesus do after being resurrected?

After the resurrection, Jesus is portrayed as proclaiming "eternal salvation" through the disciples (Mark 16:8), and subsequently called the apostles to the Great Commission, as described in Matthew 28:16–20, Mark 16:14–18, Luke 24:44–49, Acts 1:4–8, and John 20:19–23, in which the disciples received the call "to let ...
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What did Jesus do for 40 days after resurrection?

After 40 days, Jesus left this Earth as recorded in Mark 16:19: “So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.” After his ascension, the disciples faced many challenges and questions about their responsibilities. They followed the path left by Jesus.
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Where did Jesus go between his death and resurrection?

Based on the wording in 1 Peter, there's an argument that Jesus spent the weekend between His death and Resurrection in Hell preaching to the souls who were already there, giving them a chance at the forgiveness available through His sacrifice not previously available before His death.
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Why is 40 important in the Bible?

Christianity similarly uses forty to designate important time periods. Before his temptation, Jesus fasted "forty days and forty nights" in the Judean desert (Matthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2). Forty days was the period from the resurrection of Jesus to the ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:3).
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How many miracles did Jesus perform after his resurrection?

In the Gospel of John, Jesus is said to have performed seven miraculous signs that characterize his ministry, from changing water into wine at the start of his ministry to raising Lazarus from the dead at the end.
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How long was Jesus on Earth before he ascended?

'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising into Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the New Testament narrative, the Ascension occurred on the fortieth day counting from the resurrection.
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What was Jesus's full name?

Due to the numerous translations, the Bible has undergone, "Jesus" is the modern term for the Son of God. His original Hebrew name is Yeshua, which is short for yehōshu'a.
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What happened to Jesus after his ascension?

Christians believe that after Jesus rose from the dead, he did not die a second time. Instead, 40 days after his resurrection , Jesus left the Earth by being taken up, body and soul, to Heaven to re-join God the Father.
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How many days after Jesus died did he rise?

For centuries, the Christian church has celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on a Sunday--three days after remembering his death on Good Friday. This timeline of three days is based on numerous references in the New Testament.
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What are the 7 miracles of Jesus?

Seven Signs
  • Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1-11 - "the first of the signs"
  • Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in John 4:46-54.
  • Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1-15.
  • Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5-14.
  • Jesus walking on water in John 6:16-24.
  • Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1-7.
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How was Jesus a child?

Jesus's childhood prepared Him to teach His Father's gospel here on earth. He lived a perfect life so that He could sacrifice Himself for our sins. “It's important that Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected. If He hadn't, the gospel wouldn't be complete,” Thomas said.
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Who Wrote the Bible?

That single author was believed to be Moses, the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt and guided them across the Red Sea toward the Promised Land.
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Why did God destroy the First World?

Ten generations after the creation of Adam God saw that the earth was corrupt and filled with violence, and he decided to destroy what he had created.
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What are the 3 temptations of Jesus?

Turning stones into bread, bowing to Satan, and putting God to the test were the three temptations with which the Evil One thought he could win over Jesus.
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What does the number 7 mean in the Bible?

Seven was symbolic in ancient near eastern and Israelite culture and literature. It communicated a sense of “fullness” or “completeness” (שבע “seven” is spelled with the same consonants as the word שבע “complete/full”). This makes sense of the pervasive appearance of “seven” patterns in the Bible.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Where did Jesus go in the missing years?

He spent six years in Puri and Rajgirh, near Nalanda, the ancient seat of Hindu learning. Then he went to the Himalayas, and spent time in Tibetan monasteries, studying Buddhism, and through Persia, returned to Jerusalem at the age of 29.
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What foods did Jesus Eat?

Based on the Bible and historical records, Jesus most likely ate a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet, which includes foods like kale, pine nuts, dates, olive oil, lentils and soups. They also baked fish. AJ Jacobs and Dr. Colbert have both teamed up with The Dr.
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Why did Jesus walked on water?

The Bible provides many examples of faith, including the examples of Christ and Peter. In John 5:19 Jesus declared that He could do nothing by Himself, but only through God the Father. Jesus walked on water because of His faith in God. Likewise, Peter walked toward Jesus in faith before he stumbled.
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What is the only miracle discussed in all 4 gospels?

The first miracle, the "Feeding of the 5,000", is the only miracle—aside from the resurrection—recorded in all four gospels (Matthew 14-Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6-Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9-Luke 9:12-17; John 6-John 6:1-14).
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What was Jesus second miracle in the Bible?

The second documented miracle of Jesus was recorded in John 4:46-54 and tells the story of Jesus healing a royal nobleman's son. “Once more Jesus visited Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.”
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Who was the first person Jesus visited after his resurrection?

Mary Magdalene was a disciple of Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus cleansed her of seven demons, and she financially aided him in Galilee. She was one of the witnesses of the Crucifixion and burial of Jesus and, famously, was the first person to see him after the Resurrection.
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How old was Jesus when died?

He dates the crucifixion to the 33rd year of the life of Christ, on Friday 25 March of the 18th year of Tiberius.
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