“And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.” (Luke 24:50-51)
Why did Jesus choose to ascend into heaven from Bethany?
From there he had entered Jerusalem in triumph on Palm Sunday; from there he then entered heaven in glory.
But Bethany was also his home during his ministry: he visited Lazarus, Martha and Mary to dine with them, to raise Lazarus and to be anointed before his Passion. From his home there he ascended to his eternal home.
