Received Up

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

Jesus set his face like flint.
The time was come.

He should be received up.
Here I have always pictured the crucifixion—
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
Even so must the Son of man be lifted up.

But the Greek is the word also translated

Ascension

Which offers a new layer of meaning.
The time was come to return to his father.
The time was come for death-resurrection.
The time was come to lose to win

Permanently.