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Acts 1 serves as the opening chapter of the Book of Acts, recounting the final moments of Jesus' earthly ministry and His ascension into heaven. After His resurrection, Jesus spent forty days appearing to His apostles and speaking about the kingdom of God.
1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about th...
12 sty 2011 · 1. God’s healing of anything (including mistakes and regrets) may come when we least expect it. When it does those it completely changes the direction of our life, and there is no remnant. The beggar’s legs were fully restored! God’s healing is complete!!
The Gospel of Luke recounts the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Acts continues the story as Jesus ascends to heaven, the Holy Spirit descends onto His followers, and those followers spread the message of Jesus' saving sacrifice. Acts 1 is a kind of segue between the two accounts.
1. (Acts 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.
In summary, Acts chapter 1 lays the foundational theological themes for the book of Acts: the ascension and lordship of Christ, the promise and pivotal role of the Holy Spirit, and the continuation of Jesus' mission by the apostles and the early church.
Acts 1:7. Οὐκ ὑμῶν ἐστιν, not for you is it) He does not say, “It is not for you;” but “not for you (not your part) is it;” in order that the emphasis may be on the ὑμῶν [Engl. Vers. loses this point].
