Acts 1:1-14

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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June 30, 2010


   *ACTS 1-28 SUMMARY*

*THE LORD BY HIS SPIRIT CONTINUES TO BUILD HIS CHURCH*


 *I. 1:1-14 CHRIST PREPARES FOR CHURCH EXPANSION*

*1. 1:1-5 JESUS WITH HIS DISCIPLES AFTER THE RESURRECTION*

Ton men PR*O*ton LOgon [3056] e-poi-*e*SAm*e*n [4160], peRI PANt*o*n,
*O*TheOphi-le,

*The first treatise I made, O Theophilus,*

h*o*n *E*Rxa-to [756] 'I*e*SOUS poiEIN [4160] te kai diDAskein [1321],

*concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,*

Achri h*e*s h*e*MEras, en-teiLAme-nos [1781] tois a-poSTOlois [652]

*2 until the day in which he was received up,*

diA PNEUma-tos HaGIou hous e-xeLExa-to [1586], a-neL*E*Mth*e* [353]:

*after commanding through the Holy Spirit the apostles whom he had chosen:*

hois kai paREst*e*-sen [3933] he-auTON Z*O*Nta [2198]

*3 to whom he also presented himself alive*

meTA to paTHEIN [3958] auTON en polLOIS tek-m*e*RIois [5039],

*after his :suffering by many proofs,*

di' h*e*-meR*O*N tes-seRAkon-ta op-taNOme-nos [3700] auTOIS,

*appearing to them for forty days,*

kai LEg*o*n ta peRI t*e*s ba-siLEIas [932] tou TheOU:

*and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of :God:*

kai, su-na-liZOme-nos [4871, paR*E*Ggei-len [3853] auTOIS aPO 'Ie-ro-soLUm*o
*n m*e* ch*o*RIzes-thai [5563],

*4 and, being assembled with them, he charged them not to depart from
Jerusalem,*

alLA pe-riMEnein [4037] t*e*n e-pag-geLIan [1860] tou paTROS, h*e*n *e*KOUsaTE
mou:

*but to wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me:*

HOti 'I*o*An*e*s men eBAPti-sen [907] HUda-ti [5204];

*5 because John indeed baptized with water;*

huMEIS de en PNEUma-ti bap-tisTH*E*ses-the [907] HaGI*o* ou meTA polLAS
TAUtas h*e*MEras.

*but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.*


 *2. 1:6-12 COMMISSION: WITNESS IN POWER OF SPIRIT TILL THE END*

*a. 1:6 QUESTION: TIME OF MANIFESTATION OF THE KINGDOM?*

Hoi men oun, su-nelTHONtes [4905], *e*R*O*t*o*n [1905] auTON, LEgon-tes,

*They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying,*

KUri-e, ei en t*o* CHROn*o* [5550] TOUt*o* a-po-ka-thiSTAneis [600] t*e*n
ba-siLEIan t*o* 'Is-ra*E*L?

*Lord, do you at this :time restore the kingdom to :Israel?*


 *b. 1:7 REPLY OF JESUS*

EIpen de pros auTOUS, Ouch huM*O*N es-tin GN*O*nai [1097] CHROnous [5550] *e
* kaiROUS [2540],

*He said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons,*

hous ho paT*E*R Ethe-to [5087] en t*e* iDIa e-xouSIa [1849].

*which the Father has set within his own :authority.*


 *c. 1:8 GOD'S PURPOSE: SPIRIT AND WITNESS*

alLA L*E*Mpses-the [2983] DUna-min [1411], e-pelTHONtos [1904] tou HaGIou
PNEUma-tos eph' huMAS:

*But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you:*

kai EsesTHE mou MARtu-res [3144] en te 'Ie-rou-saL*E*M,

*and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem,*

kai en PAs*e* t*e* 'IouDAIa kai Sa-maRIa,

*and in all :Judea and Samaria,*

kai HE*o*s esCHAtou [2078] t*e*s g*e*s.

*and unto the uttermost of the earth.*


 *d. 1:9 THE ASCENSION OF JESUS*

kai TAUta eiP*O*N, blePONt*o*n auT*O*N, eP*E*Rth*e* [1869];

*And on saying these things, he was taken up, they looking on;*

kai nePHEl*e* [3507] huPEla-ben [5274] auTON aPO t*o*n oph-thalM*O*N auT*O*
N.

*and a cloud received him out of their :sight.*


 *e. 1:10-11 PROMISE OF HIS RETURN*

kai h*o*s a-teNIzon-tes [816] *E*san eis ton ou-raNON po-reu-oMEnou auTOU,

*And while they were looking steadfastly into the heaven as he went,*

[kai] iDOU, ANdres DUo pa-riST*E*kei-san [3936] auTOIS en esTH*E*se-si
[2066] leuKAIS [3022];

*[and] lo, two men stood by them in white apparel;*

hoi kai EIpan, ANdres Ga-liLAIoi, ti heST*E*ka-te BLEpon-tes eis ton
ou-raNON?

*11 who also said, Galilee men, why do you stand looking into the heaven?*

HOUtos ho 'I*e*SOUS, ho a-na-l*e*mphTHEIS [353] ap' huM*O*N eis ton
ou-raNON,

*this :Jesus, who was received up from you into the heaven,*

HOUt*o*s eLEUse-tai [2064] hon TROpon [5158] e-theAsas-the auTON
po-reuOme-non eis ton ou-raNON.

*shall so come in like manner as you beheld him going into the heaven.*


 *f. 1:12 THE RETURN FROM THE ASCENSION-SITE*

TOte huPEstre-psan eis 'Ie-rou-saL*E*M aPO HOrous [3735] tou ka-louMEnou
E-lai*O*nos [1638],

*Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet,*

HO es-tin egGUS 'Ie-rou-saL*E*M, sabBAtou Echon hoDON.

*which is nigh to Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey off.*


 *3. 1:13-14 OBEDIENCE TO JESUS' REQUEST*

*a. 1:13 THE UPPER ROOM*

Kai HOte eiS*E*Lthon, eis to hu-peR*O*on [5253] aNEb*e*-san [305], hou *E*san
ka-taMEnon-tes [2650]:

*And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they
were abiding:*

ho te PEtros kai 'I*o*An*e*s kai 'IAk*o*-bos kai AnDREas, PHIlip-pos kai Th*
o*MAS,

*both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas,*

Bar-tho-loMAIos kai MathTHAIos, 'IAk*o*-bos AlPHAIou,

*Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus,*

kai SIm*o*n ho Z*e*-l*o*T*E*S, kai 'IOUdas 'IaK*O*bou.

*and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.*


 *b. 1:14 PRAYER WITH ONE ACCORD*

HOUtoi PANtes *E*san pro-skar-teROUNtes [4342] ho-mo-thu-maDON [3661]
t*e*pro-seuCH
*E* [4335],

*These all with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer,*

sun gu-naiXIN [1135], kai Ma-riAM t*e* m*e*TRI tou 'I*e*SOU, kai sun tois
a-delPHOIS auTOU.

*with the women, and Mariam the mother of :Jesus, and with his :brethren.*



 *NOTE**: *- 1:1-5 - “The promise of the Father” is for me - the key to this
passage. In Romans 9:4-5, 8 blessings are spelled out for Israel, which are
transferred to Gentiles also in the “One New Man” of Ephesians. The sixth of
these blessings is “the promises.” I believe Acts 1:4, “the promise of the
Father” - is perhaps the key promise of all from the Father to Israel and to
us. In the Gospel of John 13-17, Jesus prepares the disciples for His
departure, and His replacement with “the promise of the Father,” which is *far
better* - and expresses *why* it is expedient for Jesus to depart!


 - 1:6-12 - The disciples here missed seeing a 2000 year valley between the
two mountain peaks of “Jesus' Ascension” - and “His Return”. Both John the
Baptist and Jesus commenced their ministries by saying, “Repent, for the
Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” But - this Kingdom promise was for the *inward
rule* of God's Kingdom first, which, after His return, would take on full
outward manifestation.


 Many of us are like Jesus' 11 disciples following His Resurrection, and
miss these two aspects of the Kingdom of God. The disciples wanted an *
immediate* manifestation of the Kingdom. “No”, said Jesus, “*that* timing is
in the Father's hands, and we are to *leave* it there.” For these 2000 years
of inward Kingdom working - the Holy Spirit empowers us for effective
witness with signs following (Mark 16:9-20).


 - 1:13-14 - Just as the disciples as part of the 120 in the Upper Room
continued steadfastly in prayer for 10 days until the Day of Pentecost - so
should we ensure ourselves that *we* are truly empowered and possessed by
the Holy Spirit. - J.A.W.












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