“On the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there, He will come to judge the living and the dead.”
The opening expression at the beginning of the Creed serves as a reminder of an event that happened in real history and as an eschatological sign.
The Ascension of Jesus foreshadows our destiny at the end of time. If we stop and look closely, it’s not limited to Jesus’ divine nature. If that were the case, His body would have been found in the grave. A divine nature does not need a body.
It is Jesus’ humanity and divinity that ascends into Heaven, without blurring and without separating.
Man does not have a divine nature, but he has a body and a soul. Thy rejoin at the end of time and like Jesus, we hope to ascend to Heaven.
Man has one task, if he wants to ascend on the last day. He must keep his body and soul as sinless as possible to be admitted into the gates of Heaven.
He who stains his body and soul with sin, will rise from the dead only to descend into the pit of darkness and hopelessness.
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Franciscans of Life 
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