Then the merciful God commanded his four favourite angels, to bear Jesus into his mother's house, in Jerusalem, and there keep watch over him for three days continually.

Jesus came, surrounded with splendour, to the room saying, "Do not be scared, for I am Jesus; and do not cry, for I am alive and not dead." They remained for a long time beside himself at the presence of Jesus, for they altogether believed that Jesus was dead.

Then Jesus said, "Believe me, for truly I say to you that I have not been dead at all; for God has reserved me till near the end of the world, and He will send me again as a just ruler."

Then Jesus commanded to call his faithful disciples so that they might see him. Therefore, James and John called together the seven disciples with Nicodemus and Joseph, and many others of the seventy-two, and they ate with Jesus.

The third day Jesus said, "Go to the Mount of Olives, for there I will ascend again to heaven, and you will see who will bear me up." Therefore, they all went there except twenty-five of the seventy-two disciples, who for fear had fled to Damascus.

As they all stood in prayer, at midday Jesus came, and the splendour of his face made them greatly afraid and they fell with their faces to the ground. Jesus lifted them up, comforting them, saying, "Do not be afraid, I am your master."

Then he reproved many who believed that he had died and risen again, saying, "Do you hold me and God for liars? I said to you that God has granted to me to live almost to the end of the world. Truly, I say to you, I did not die; it was Judas the traitor. Beware, for Satan will make every effort to deceive you. Be my witnesses in Israel, and throughout the world, of all things that you have heard and seen."

Having said this, he prayed God for the salvation of the faithful, and the conversion of sinners. Then his prayer ended, he turned to his disciples, saying, "May God's grace and mercy be with you." Then the angels carried him up into heaven.

After Jesus had departed, the disciples scattered through the different parts of Israel and of the world, and the truth, hated of Satan, was persecuted by falsehood as it always is. Evil men, pretending to be disciples, preached that Jesus died and did not rise again. Others preached that he really died, but rose again. Some of them (like Paul) preached that Jesus is the Son of God.