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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.
Here is the summary of the book of Acts of the apostles, chapter by chapter. (Also Read: The Book of John Summary by Chapter) Chapter 1 witnesses the ascension of our Lord Jesus into heaven after He instructs the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit.
14 mar 2024 · The book of Acts shows how God essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down (Acts 17:6). God took a Christian-hating murderer and transformed him into history’s greatest Christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the New Testament.
Acts Chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of Jesus Christ. These proofs include His resurrection, His conference with the disciples, and the instructions that He left for them before He ascended into Heaven.
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.
David Guzik commentary on Acts 1 describes the ascension of Jesus into heaven and the appointing of Matthias as a replacement for Judas.
SUMMARY. Luke begins his second book to Theophilus by alluding to the first (the gospel of Luke, Lk 1:1-4). He briefly reviews what occurred during the forty days between the resurrection and ascension of Christ (cf. Lk 24:1-53).
