Luke 9:51

The time had come for Jesus to begin moving toward Jerusalem for His final visit before the Cross (cf. Genesis 31:21; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 44:12). Luke looked beyond His passion there to His ascension. In this Gospel, Luke presented the ministry of Jesus before His ascension, and in Acts He reported what Jesus did after His ascension through His disciples (cf. Acts 1:2). By focusing on the ascension, Luke reminded his readers of the glorious outcome of the passion and the continuing ministry of Jesus’ disciples. Jesus’ resoluteness in view of the suffering that lay ahead of Him also gives a positive example to readers.