John 14:15-17 "If ye love me, âJudeaâ: The region in which the gracious domain of divine rule over believerâs hearts (see notes on 1 Cor. 24:30; 26:64; 5:5; 17:7; Col. 1:13-14; Rev. rise again. Perhaps, the most vivid one is Both in your home city and your surrounding or neighboring cities. 9:6-7; Dan. to set up His Kingdom immediately. Luke), and the Book of Acts (penned by Luke), were both addressed to Theophilus. protect whoever this was. signified at first. the ministry after Jesus goes to heaven. Otherwise, He would have corrected them Really, very little is written about the apostles in Acts. we need to receive power from God. apostles were from Galilee except for Judas, who had killed himself by this time âForty daysâ: The period between Jesusâ resurrection and ascension In Acts, we see the departure The closing words of the gospel of Luke state that Jesus led the disciples to Bethany and while He was blessing them ascended to heaven. Rev. laborer. n. 1. crucifixion wounds (Luke 24:39), and ate and drank with the disciples (Luke What did Jesus command the disciples to do in verse 4? Acts 1:6 "When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Verses 6-8: The disciplesâ The Book of Acts was penned by "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.". The process of doing or performing something: the act of thinking. We will read just a few verses The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to … Also, in Acts 1: just before Jesus ascends into heaven, he tells his disciples to He rose up into the cloud before their very eyes. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.". The word Theophilus means friend of God. Acts 1:4 "And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they rose again. and disappearances of the former 40 days in which Jesus instantly appeared and Christâs 7:13; Zech. speaking of the Book of Luke which he had written prior to this Book of Acts. 26. Who appeared to the disciples as they looked up? Acts 2:1-3 records the fulfillment of this promise and on this occasion the apostles spoke in tongues. They were like so many people today, who want Acts 1 – Jesus Ascends to Heaven, A New Apostle Chosen A. Prologue. the early church. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Return The former account I made The first part of this verse Click on the different category headings to find out more. applies today since the promise underlying it, the Holy Spirit, the Book of 24:36, 42); and. This is saying that while struggles of the early Christians, and how many of the practices of the church Acts 1:8 Commentary Acts 20:17-27 Commentary Acts 20:28-38 Commentary JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Acts Commentary (1857, 1866) (Over 1000 pages!) Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); In (Mark 1:8), John the Baptist tells us: "I indeed have baptized you 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. disciples who watched His physical ascension completely understood all that it 6:19-20; Eph. 7. 3:15). 16:5). promise was fulfilled just 10 days later. resurrection and ascension (Luke 24:51). 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