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'The former treatise' delivered to us, not all that Jesus did and taught, but 'all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day when he was taken up.' The following writings appear intended to give us, and do, in fact, profess to give us, that which Jesus continued to do and teach after the day in which he was taken up."
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In Acts 1:3, Luke expresses generally, what the Lord spake...
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1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of...
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Bible > Greek > Acts 1:1 Acts 1:1 Greek Texts. Berean Greek...
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1 NLT - Acts 1:1 Commentaries: The first account I composed...
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Jesus was born, the Son of God came. Only when we hold fast by that great truth do we pierce to the centre of what was done in that poor stable, and possess the key to all the wonders of His life and death. From the manger we pass to the mountain. A life begun by such a birth cannot be ended, as I have said, by a mere ordinary death.
Jan 24, 2019 · By describing the Ascension as he does in Acts 1, Luke is calling attention to the fact that Jesus is the Glory of God and that his departure signals the continuation of the long exile of Israel. But like Ezekiel, there is a promise that the Glory of God will return to Israel again and he will “restore the kingdom.”
Clarke's Commentary. Verse Acts 1:11. Gazing up into heaven — Not to the top of a mountain, to which an unbridled fancy, influenced by infidelity, would intimate he had ascended, and not to heaven. This same Jesus — Clothed in human nature.
- A. Prologue.
- B. The Ascension of Jesus.
- C. Matthias Is Appointed to Replace Judas.
1. (1) Reference to former writings.
The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. a. The former account I made: The former accountis the Gospel of Luke. At one time the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. i. Imagine what it would be like if the Book of Acts wasn’t in the Bible. You pick up your Bible and see the ministry of Jesus ending in the Gospel of John; next you read about a man named Paul writing to the followers of Jesus in Rome....
2. (2-3) The last work of Jesus before His ascension to heaven.
Until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. a. Until the day in which He was taken up: Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, instructed the apostles regarding what to do in His absence. He had given commandments to the apostles. i...
1. (4-5) Jesus’ final instructions to the disciples.
And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” a. He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem: Jesus had nothing else for the disciples to do other than to wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit (the Promise of the Father). Jesus knew that they really could d...
2. (6) The disciples ask Jesus a final question before His ascension.
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” a. Therefore, when they had come together: This would be the last time they would see Jesus in His physical body, until they went to heaven to be with Him forever. There is nothing specific in the text to show us that they knewthis would be their last time seeing Him on earth, other than the weight of the question they were about to ask. b. Lord, will You at this time r...
3. (7-8) Jesus’ final teaching and final promise before His ascension.
And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” a. It is not for you to know: Jesus warned the disciples against inquiring into aspects of the timing of God’s kingdom, because those things belong to God the Father alone (which the Father has put in His own a...
1. (12-14) The followers of Jesus return to Jerusalem.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the sonof James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. a. They returned...
2. (15-20) Peter suggests selecting a replacement for Judas.
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, “Men andbrethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry.” (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and a...
3. (21-23) Qualifications are stated and two men are nominated.
“Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. a. One of these must become a witness with us: The disciples were bold enough to make a decision because they knew from God’s Word that this is what He wanted. T...
Jesus began the work, and it is the church’s job to continue it. The words “do and teach” summarize the two primary aspects of Jesus’ work. “until the day in which he was received up” (v. 2a). Luke gave a detailed report of Jesus’ life, to include his death and resurrection.
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May 9, 2024 · “The day he was taken up” (1:1, 11) – After Jesus assures his deputies of the Spirit’s imminent coming, a cloud ushers him into heaven “out of their sight,” leaving them gawking skyward in a frozen daze (1:9). This is not the waiting mode Jesus called for.
