Explain two Christian beliefs about the ascension of Jesus. Refer to sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

As described in Luke 24:53, the disciples are said to have returned to Jerusalem after the ascention 'with great joy'; thus Christians see the event as a celebration rather than a loss. Although the disciples had lost Jesus physically, they knew him to still be with them spiritually and as such continued to worship and praise God. Christians today continue to follow in this tradition, believing that although the ascention removed Christ's physical body from the earth, he remains in spirit to guide and teach. 

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (668) teaches that the ascention is a symbol of Christ's participation, both in his humanity and in his divinity. The belief that he was able to perform such a mystical feat as to not only rise from the dead, but to be raised into heaven, strongly emphasises his divine authority. The power displayed by defying nature allows him to demonstrate his being 'lord of the dead and the living'.