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Acts 1:9-12 (AMP)

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9 And when He had said this, even as they were looking , He was caught up, and a cloud received and carried Him away out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing intently into heaven as He went, behold, two men in white robes suddenly stood beside them, 11 Who said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus, Who was caught away and lifted up from among you into heaven, will return in the same way in which you saw Him go into heaven. 12 Then went back to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey (three-quarters of a mile) away.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 9) Where is Christ now? He was taken up before their very eyes
(v. 9) From where did Jesus asend? Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven... from the hill called the Mount of Olives

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 9) Life of Jesus (part 2) (2010-06-26)

Definition(s):
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace