How? 93:3; Ps. Times (5550)(chronos) is an indefinite period of time during which some activity or event takes place. Need is one of the strong calling voices of God. "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". BibliographyEdwards, Justin. A T Pierson comments - Whatever other conceptions may properly pertain to the name, Paraclete, this seems to be central and controlling: the Holy Spirit comes when Christ goes—comes to take the place of the absent Lord Jesus (cf Jn 7:38-39-note); to become, therefore, to the believer, and to the Church as the collective body of believers, all that Christ would have been had He remained on earth, with this added advantage: that, as a condition of His humiliation, the Lord Jesus submitted to certain limitations of His and our humanity, and was therefore, while in the flesh, not practically omnipresent; whereas the Holy Spirit, not having assumed a human body as His mode of incarnation, is, equally and everywhere, resident in and abiding with every believer. Mystery still remains, but I find comfort in the fact that the Bible records those events. Have you gone to the ends of the earth as a witness to the gospel? (W. Arthur, The Tongue of Fire, 309), W H  Griffith-Thomas - As we have already seen, this book emphasizes the Divine side of Christianity and makes it prominent and predominant. And the world will go right on without us. Many writers think it is the same room. These words, to do and to teach, are the abridgment of the whole gospel: here he gives us the Acts of the Apostles, that is, an history of their travels and preaching. Note for example his actions in Gethsemane, his denial three times of Christ, his unsuccessful attempt at walking on water and his conduct at Antioch (Gal 2:11-21-note) where he is called Cephas. Yet his motives for following Jesus were never anything but selfish. Judas' "reward" was temporal, whereas the reward for saints who are persecuted and love their enemies is eternal (in heaven)! Not their righteousness but His. (Rev 1:7-note). Acts 1:18. He would come early, sit near the front, sing the hymns with gusto, clap during the choruses, and say "Amen" during the sermon!". A young woman sees a psychiatrist because she can't forgive herself for having had an abortion. Zechariah 11:13—Judas would give the money back. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/acts-1.html. What the writer of Proverbs said proved to be true: "Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart" (Prov. Therefore believers should anticipate not only the second coming of Jesus Christ but also His establishment of a future kingdom for the nation Israel. Acts 1:20. 38 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 But this He spoke of the Spirit, Whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. (See Hist. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/acts-1.html. This city murdered him. Jesus will return in His glorified body, accompanied with clouds (cf. Some of you are in the same place right now. All believers have received the anointing of the Spirit (1 John 2:20, 27), and therefore we ought to be “a fragrance of Christ” to the Heavenly Father (2 Cor. In my understanding the works of the Holy Spirit are:  1.  convicting of sin  2. revealing the truth about Christ  3. leading to acceptance of the gospel  4. baptizing into Christ  5. convicting the believer of continuing sin  6. forming Christlikeness in the believer, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN . Acts 16:1-15 ¶“ 1 Paul came to Derbe and Lystra. The Holy Spirit doesn’t stammer. Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. And notice that his quote has a specific purpose which was to justify their selection of a replacement for Judas. 10:14; Mk. If they were mistaken about such a crucial point in His kingdom teaching, His failure to correct them is mystifying and deceptive. (Lxx =eos eschatou tes ges)" (Isaiah 49:6). To come upon in the sense of arriving (Acts 14:19). We are absolutely, totally dependent on the Spirit. If He needed the Spirit and the power, how much greater is our need? None of the disciples suspected him. 15:7. What does the Bible say about fate / destiny? We know that the resurrection is true because these twelve godly witnesses, the apostles, affirmed that it was true. Jesus answered only regarding the times and the seasons and did not explain the kingdom (see v. 3) and how Israel (the remnant, Rom 9:27; 11:5) would have the kingdom restored. Matthew 3:11 (John the Baptist) “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. “Stephen, I see it,” he said, “That’s what I want. You do more, work harder, run faster and wind up in an early grave. 26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens; Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 1 Peter 3:22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him. New York, USA. Dynamo is "a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by rotating conducting coils in a magnetic field," "an extremely energetic person,". The authority of either of the two treatises of Luke redounds to the other. Throughout the Gospels Jesus corrected the disciples’ and others’ false ideas on a number of occasions. 22:2; Matt. Unlike traditional Judaism, it is not a religious act related to bringing sacrifices. 36:25–27+; Zech. He will be the same Jesus in attitude, still loving and caring for those who follow Him. 2:15). This proper name has the meaning of "one who loves God," but there is no valid reason for understanding it as anything other than the personal name of Luke's friend to whom he addressed both the Gospel and Acts. Use my actions, bold and meek, to speak for You. Their eyes are wide with astonishment and follow him and strain in looking (see atenizo in Acts 1:10). In short, if you do not possess the Spirit, 21:28; Lk. While one cannot be dogmatic, their prayer is directed to the Lord Jesus. Acts 1:8. Dr. Dossey mentions many physical ailments—ulcers, high blood pressure, tension headaches, high cholesterol, and lowered resistance to disease. If Satan can't win by persecution from the outside, he will try pollution on the inside. Paul alludes to this in Romans exhorting the saints, Do this (What? Behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy. Acts 2 Commentary. Their Master’s slow, visible, and final ascent was a dramatic way of saying to them that a new era was about to begin. 3:9; Ps. This is the era of the Holy Spirit. “This word often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part” (Webster). But there was still something missing, and he knew that his personal charisma was not enough to fulfill the calling of God on his life. Prayer clearly is a distinguishing feature of the early church - Acts 2:42 says "They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer (noun)." Adrian Rogers - A Christian with a glowing witness — is worth a library full of arguments. Here lambano is used in the more passive sense as to have something given to you (get), receive hospitality (welcome), receive in-laws from a marriage, receive a name, receive punishment, receive profits, or receive permission for something. Our souls are helpless for the fight, “This word often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part” (Webster).That Jesus - The Syriac Version adds, “Jesus our Messiah.” This version was probably made in the second century.Began to do … - This is a Hebrew form of expression; meaning the same thing as that Jesus did and taught. So we leave Luke’s first chapter of the Acts with the 120 waiting in Jerusalem, persevering in prayer with one heart and mind, poised ready to fulfil Christ’s command just as soon as he has fulfilled his promise. 1:31; Lk. 7:16; Lk. Falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out - Note that Luke a medical doctor does not state Judas died by the fall and the bursting open of his abdomen. Peter uses chronos later in this chapter as they prepare to select an apostle to replace Judas, declaring "it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us. Hurry Sickness is especially prevalent among highly motivated, achievement-oriented people. 10:1; 11:12 [cf. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. And they are commanded to go into all of the world (Acts 1:8) and tell the message of a Galilean peasant Who died on a cross, crucified by the Roman government. Whenever we face difficulties in our lives, we must remember God has a good plan for us, a plan that includes even the difficulties themselves (cp Ge 50:20, Ro 8:28-note). Satan had better have left these two holy men alone, than have cast them into prison: for by their pens they battered the walls of his kingdom, and made them shake about his ears. And do what Thou wouldst do. You can mark it down that where there is homothumadon among believers, the Holy Spirit is present and active! They also looked back to Phinehas who showed zeal in fighting for the honor of the Lord in the wilderness (Nu 25.11). 1870. return to 'Jump List'. John 16:8: "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. 1. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/acts-1.html. If you want to know the power of the Spirit, the price is simple but not easy to pay. But of the command to spread the good news of Christ, these words can still be said: “Orders remain unchanged.”  (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Before this, when he would vanish, they knew that he would appear again; now his presence was slowly and visibly taken away, upward, in a heavenly way. They had experienced a roller coaster ride of hope and doubt which they now felt might be over. It was humbling and painful for him to face the fact of his own self-deception, but when he did, he was wonderfully converted by the Spirit of God. In this most ancient work the Book of the Acts of the Apostles is mentioned as containing a record by St. Luke of those acts of the apostles which fell under his own notice. He accepted the Lord's forgiveness, and he received new hope from Jesus' commission, "Feed my sheep." (The Teachers' Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles). We need His power for supernatural impact, impact that cannot be explained simply and solely by our human efforts. (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. There are times in life when God says, “Slow down. This book is Volume 1, and we are writing Volume 20 now. Why do I say this is the need of the hour? While here on earth, Jesus lived His life and did His work through the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:16–19). He had told His disciples that the Holy Spirit would not begin His work until after He left (John 16:7). My whole motive and effort in this article is to create within us a genuine desire for the power of the Spirit in our ministry and in our places of service. We just need to let Him do what He will do (through His Spirit Who indwells us!) — Reprinted by permission. [Note: Thomas, pp18-19. 24:26; Lk. Acts 3:15 but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses. MacArthur - The Lord would answer their prayer, by returning the Jews to their land, cf. The title "most excellent" could be used in a technical sense, indicating rank, or given by way of courtesy. 18:24; Lk. We are God’s witnesses—his evidence if you will—to convince an unbelieving world. It assumes that the Gospel was Christ’s beginning of his mediatorial doings, and the Acts the great continuance: the former on earth, the latter in the heavens over the earth. Mark 9:12). The foundation of our faith Mary has no place of superiority among women or men other than she was the instrument God chose to bear the humanity of His dear Son." He returned to the indescribable splendor and joy of His heavenly home. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. Are you showing Christ to others Boldness in witnessing. "Without the soul, divinely quickened and inspired, the observances of the grandest ritualism are as worthless as the motions of a galvanized corpse." Matthew 17:5  While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!" Those “bad” results are simply part of God’s plan for your life—part of his step-by-step training process to make you like Jesus. There are times in the Christian life when God’s only command is to wait. Baumgarten, after Olshausen and Schneckenburger, has maintained that ἤρξατο denotes the whole work of Jesus up to His ascension as initial and preparatory, so that this second book is conceived as the continuation of that doing and teaching which was only begun by Jesus up to His ascension; as if Luke had written ἤρξατο ποιῶν τε καὶ διδάσκων (as Xen. Robertson adds that "the present participle accents the fact that they were looking directly at Jesus. Acts 1:3  To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. Because of the longstanding social and religious barriers between Jews and Samaritans, the early Christians were able to imagine God as a fence-keeper. He was knighted by the British crown for his work in archaeology. "Commentary on Acts 1:1". Acts 1:8 Commentary. We can either follow the world’s dead-end philosophies, or we can accept Jesus’ challenge to bring change to the world. He leadeth me, O blessed thought! B.C. If you have the courage to let Christ into every part of your life, he will come in and redecorate your life into something more beautiful than you ever imagined possible. Pilgrim through this barren land; Everyone is forgiven the same way—by the blood of the cross. (2) Both Acts and Luke are addressed to “Theophilus” (“lover of God” – compare Luke 1:1-4 to Acts 1:1). 24:16; Exod. And I know that if you trust Him As a noun dynamic describes "a force that stimulates change." The book is thus built up of historical material, giving the pathway of progress from the capital of the Jewish to the capital of the Gentile world. . Ezekiel Commentary Verse by Verse Ezekiel 1:1-14 Commentary Ezekiel 1:15-28 Commentary Ezekiel 2:1-10 Commentary Ezekiel 3:1-15 Commentary Ezekiel 3:16-27 Commentary Ezekiel 4:1-8 Commentary Ezekiel 4:9-17 Commentary Ezekiel 5:1-12 Commentary Ezekiel 5:13-17 Commentary Ezekiel 6:1-7 Commentary Ezekiel 6:8-14 Commentary Ezekiel 7:1-13 Commentary 47:6; Lam. Acts 12 Commentary. 15:7). Refrain: (Acts 1 Commentary). 13:19; Lk. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (Ibid), He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs. “We believe God spared your life because He wants to use you. Someone said, “Why do you do that?” He said, “To remind myself of this vital lesson that that glove is absolutely impotent and powerless until my hand is slipped into it, and then I say, ‘O God, as my hand has activated this glove, I want you, Lord Jesus, to activate my life, and I want you to live Your life through me by Your Spirit.’” And by the way, that’s not a bad illustration, because in the Old Testament—in the Book of Judges—the Bible says that the Spirit of the Lord wore Gideon like a suit of clothes. He had promised to send them the Spirit soon (Acts 1:4, 5-note, Acts 1:8-note). Which the Father has fixed by His own authority - Since the Kingdom will be restored when Christ returns, the apostles in a sense are asking when is the Second Coming (cf Mt 24:3)? Huddled around a battery-powered radio for news on that frigid Sunday, we heard a most unusual announcement. I want to set it back two thousand years. Diakonia is related to diakonos, a servant, not in his relation (like doulos) but more in regard to his activity. The One with whom the Father is well pleased (Matthew 17:5) was received up in honor and given a name above all names (Philippians 2:9). 23:14; 1 Kings 8:15, 20, 24). Down through the generations the stream has flowed without ceasing; and at this day, although many things impede its progress, the Christian Church is the greatest power in the world. your fathers ( NOTICE TO WHOM THE LAND WAS GIVEN! THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: And He lives forever with His saints to reign. The apostles were given unusual miraculous power, authenticating them as God’s witnesses to Jesus Christ and His resurrection. William Arnot on about 120 - Here is the first assembly of the Christian Church after the ascension of the Lord. The apostles simply wanted to know the timing of this wonderful event. To be sure, there are some supernatural events in Jesus' ministry that cannot be replicated (in my opinion) by believers (turning water to wine, feeding 5000, etc), but the basic premise holds that Jesus showed us that a perfect Man could carry out a supernatural ministry in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. From the Christian's perspective, there is no such thing as chance. Later, he felt so bad that he wept bitterly. 4:10; 2 Ki. No ordinance has any effective spiritual power except the Spirit gives it. He bases his action on Scripture (Acts 1:16, 20). (IVP Bible Background Commentary). The nineteenth-century historian Emil Schürer summarized the Jewish people’s expectations regarding the coming of Messiah and the establishing of His Kingdom as follows: First, the coming of Messiah would be preceded by a time of tribulation. For 3 ½ years these apostles had lived intimately with the Savior and now as a result of their contact with the Holy Spirit and His provision of power they are going to be totally different people. So, too, primus is used in Latin not simply as former but as first in a series, Cicero, De Invent., ii., 3. Do we have a burden for the lost 20:33; 2 Sam. . Note that some writers say the "Messianic Kingdom" (which I have equated with the Millennial Kingdom) began at His First Coming. HALLELUJAH!). An elderly woman needs counseling from time to time because she can't forget an affair she had more than fifty years ago. —Brandt Blepo indicates greater vividness than horao, a similar verb meaning "to see", for according to Vine blepo expresses "a more intentional, earnest contemplation. However we take it, he must be identified with the Thaddaeus (= Lebbaeus) of Mark 3:18 and Matthew 10:3 to make the list in the third group identical. (Moody Bible Commentary) (Bolding added for emphasis). 9:18; Deut. Being a witness means telling the court the truth about what you know. (Acts - 10 Day Until Zero Hour). 11:1; Lk. Some believe that the promises in the OT to Israel about restoration to the land have been fulfilled in Christ for the church. Jesus' brothers initially rejected Him as the Messiah, John recording "For not even His brothers were believing in Him." 65, 71, 72, as against Blass, Philology of the Gospels, p. 19. O Lord of life, our hopes fulfill, and bless this hallowed hour. I think not! In the New Testament very significant events took place in clouds. All rights reserved). There is no such way to be even with the devil and his instruments, for all their malice and spite against us, as by doing all the good we can, wherever we come. 1832. Forty days later, He dramatically departed from our sphere of time and space by ascending into the clouds as His disciples looked on. 12:10; 15:28; Lk. Acts 8:26-40 Philip leads the Ethiopian to Christ. So let’s look right here in these first eight verses of the Book of Acts. Remember that as you witness of the truth about Christ, always be sure to emphasize that unlike Buddha, Confucius, Mohammed, etc, who are all still dead, our Jesus has been resurrected from the dead. Renewal 1960. 4:19; Ezr. 15 “I will also plant them on their land, And they will not again be rooted out from their land Which I have given them,” (WHOSE LAND? 10:15; Mk. What does the Bible say about the virgin Mary? To occupy this ministry and apostleship - "The assembly described the position as a “place of ministry and apostleship.” Jesus declared in his farewell discourse in Luke that the apostles will sit on “thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” as part of the Kingdom (Luke 22:30). Whenever the invisible God becomes visible, and whenever the omnipresence of God is localized, this is the Shekinah Glory. Is it true that everything happens for a reason? 1896. So also Winer, p. 577 [E. T. 775]; Buttm. —DJD. I hope it will lead us all to pray for the greater manifestation of His power upon the whole Church of God. (Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary), Huperoon - 4x in 4v - Acts 1:13; Acts 9:37; Acts 9:39; Acts 20:8, Huperoon - 28x in 28v in the Septuagint -, Jdg. In the last century, Coca-Cola did it. These appearances were not some figment of their imagination. (You Will Be My Witnesses). Acts 16. The Gospel was the record of Christ’s work on earth, the Acts of His work from heaven. Lk 9:35), the Son departed in a cloud (Acts 1:9) and will return in a cloud (Mt 24:30, 26:64, Mk 13:26, 14:62, Lk 21:27, Rev 1:7, cf Rev 14:14-16-note), the Son was transfigured  in a cloud (Lk 9:34-35), saints will meet the Son in the clouds (1 Th 4:17). Frank Allen - The theme of The Acts is, that which Jesus continued to do, by His Spirit, through His disciples. Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me. Friends of mine are lost in sin (Ezekiel 11:22-23. The witnesses consequently need, and are promised, a supernatural power for the performance of their work. Lenski - Jesus was not suddenly snatched away out of their sight; this time he did not vanish as he had done when leaving them during the forty days. 24:7; Jdg. Jesus told the disciples in Acts 1:8:  “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses….”  If you ever want to pursue an interesting personal Bible study, just read the book of Acts and underline or highlight every reference to the Holy Spirit. 8:56; Lk. No one need stay “dry” or “empty” or “thirsty” forever. 10:40; Acts 1:17; Acts 1:25; Acts 6:1; Acts 6:4; Acts 11:29; Acts 12:25; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19; Acts 1:18  (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 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