Acts 1:15-26

[Jim Watt]

Dear Friends - 2011-07-11

I am sure we can all note the decided difference in Peter following the
breathing of the Holy Spirit by Jesus upon the 11 - even before the baptism
of the Spirit by Jesus on the Day of Pentecost.

Notice how like Jesus Peter now is - He understood the absolute necessity of
the Scriptures to be fulfilled concerning the lapse of Judas. This *had* to
take place prior to the Day of Pentecost.

Jesus always quoted the Scriptures - the Torah and the Tanakh - as though
they had absolute certainty from the mouth of God. And they do! Yet how many
ministers today fail to accord to God's Word - the Bible - the
*certainty*and the
*truthfulness* that it deserves

!

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

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 *(From: ACTS #2 - 1:15-26)*


 *II. 1:15-26 JUDAS: HOLY SPIRIT LEADS IN CHOOSING HIS SUCCESSOR*

*a. 1:15-16 JUDAS' BETRAYAL AND PETER'S PROPOSAL*

Kai en tais h*e*MErais TAUtais a-naSTAS PEtros en MEs*o* t*o*n a-delPH*O*N,

*And in these :days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren,*

EIpen (*e*n te OCHlos [3793] o-noMAt*o*n [3686] ePI to auTO, h*o*s he-kaTON
EIko-si),

*and said (and there was a crowd of names in the same place, about a hundred
and twenty),*

[ANdres] A-delPHOI, Edei pl*e*-r*o*TH*E*nai [4137] t*e*n graPH*E*N [1124],

*16 [Men] Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, *

h*e*n proEIpe [4277] to PNEUma to HAgi-on diA STOma-tos [4750] DauID peRI
IOUda,

*which the Holy :Spirit foretold through David's mouth concerning Judas,*

tou ge-noMEnou [1096] ho-d*e*GOU [3595] tois sul-laBOUsin [4815] I*e*SOUN.

*who became guide to them that took Jesus.*


 *b. 1:17 Because he was numbered among us, and received his lot in this
:ministry.*

HOti ka-t*e*-rith-m*e*MEnos *e*n en huMIN, kai Ela-chen [2975] ton KL*E*ron
[2819] t*e*s di-a-koNIas TAUt*e*s.


 *c. 1:18 JUDAS' SUICIDE: LOWERED HIS INHERITANCE*

(HOUtos men oun ekT*E*sa-to [2932] ch*o*RIon [5564] ek misTHOU [3408] t*e*s
a-diKIas [93];

*(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his :iniquity;*

kai pr*e*N*E*S geNOme-nos, eLAk*e*-sen [2997] MEson, kai e-xeCHUth*e* PANta
ta SPLAGCHna auTOU.

*and falling headlong, he burst asunder the midst, and all his :bowels
gushed out.*


 *d. 1:19 JUDAS' MONUMENT: FIELD OF BLOOD*

kai gn*o*sTON eGEne-to PAsi tois ka-toiKOUsin [2730] Ie-rou-saL*E*M;

*And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem;*

H*O*Ste kl*e*TH*E*nai [2563] to ch*o*RI-on [5564] eKEIno t*e* diaLEKt*o*
[1258] auT*O*N Ha-kel-daMACH [184],

*so that in their language that :field was called Hacheldamach,*

tout' EStin, Ch*o*RIon HAIma-tos [129].)

*that is, Field of blood.)*


 *e. 1:20 JUDAS: HIS REPLACEMENT FORETOLD*

GEgrap-tai gar en BIBl*o* [976] PsalM*O*N, Ge-n*e*TH*E*t*o* [1096] h*e*Epau-lis
[1886] AUtou Er*e*-mos [2048],

*For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his :habitation become
desolate,*

kai m*e* ESt*o* ho ka-toiK*O*N en auT*E*: kai, T*e*n e-pi-skoP*E*N
[1984]auTOU laBEt
*o* HEte-ros.

*And let no one dwell in it: and, His :overseership let another take.*


 *f. 1:21-22 QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDAS' REPLACEMENT*

dei oun t*o*n su-nelTHONt*o*n [4905] h*e*MIN anDR*O*N en panTI CHROn*o*
[5550]

*Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time*

h*o* eiS*E*Lthen kai eX*E*Lthen eph' h*e*MAS ho KUri-os I*e*SOUS,

*that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,*

arXAme-nos [756] aPO tou bapTISma-tos [908] I*o*Anou,

*22** beginning from the baptism of John,*

HE*o*s t*e*s h*e*MEras h*e*s a-neL*E*MPHth*e* [353] aph' h*e*M*O*N,

*unto the day that he was received up from us, *

MARtu-ra [3144] t*e*s a-naSTAse-*o*s [386] auTOU sun h*e*MIN geNESthai HEna
TOUt*o*n.

*of these must one become a witness with us of his :resurrection.*


 *g. 1:23 TWO CHOICES SET FORWARD*

kai ESt*e*-san [2476] DUo,

*And they put forward two, *

 I*o*S*E*PH ton kaLOUme-non Bar-sabBAN, hos e-peKL*E*th*e* IOUstos, kai
MathTHIan.

*Joseph called :Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.*


 *h. 1:24-25 THE CHOICE LEFT TO GOD*

kai pro-seuXAme-noi [4336], EIpan, Su, KUri-e, kar-di-oGN*O*Sta [2589] PANt*
o*n,

*And they prayed, and said, You, Lord, who knows the hearts of all men,*

aNAdei-xon [322] hon e-xeLEx*o* [1586] ek TOUt*o*n t*o*n DUo HEna,

*show of these :two the one whom you have chosen,*

laBEIN ton TOpon [5117] t*e*s di-a-koNIas [1248] tauT*E*S kai a-po-stoL*E*S
[651]

*25 to take the place in this :ministry and apostleship*

aph' h*e*s paREb*e* [3845] IOUdas, po-reuTH*E*nai eis ton TOpon ton Idi-on.

*from which Judas fell away, to go to his :own :place.*


 *i. 1:26 MATTHIAS: GOD'S CHOICE*

kai Ed*o*KEN [1325] KL*E*rous [2819] auTOIS; kai Epe-sen ho KL*E*ros ePI
MathTHIan;

*And they gave them lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias;*

kai sun-ka-te-ps*e*PHISth*e* [4785] meTA t*o*n ENde-ka a-poSTOl*o*n [652] .

*and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.*


 *NOTE**: - 1:15-26 - *The above is a “section” or “chapter equivalent”,
containing no paragraphs or subdivisions, just 9 sentences. Bible Numerics
is able to give accurate contexts for all 27 books of the New Testament. So,
not only are the problems for Textual Criticism solved, but also this most
important challenge of arriving at a correct context. In the light of this,
it is possible to see the Wisdom in God reserving Mr. Panin's discoveries in
Bible Numerics for the days immediately preceding the Return of His Son,
when attacks on God and His Bible have multiplied in intensity.


 Judas is the key theme for this section - his traitorous fall, and the
prophetic planning for his replacement. Note the key conditions for his
replacement: a disciple of the three year ministry of Jesus; and a witness
of His Resurrection!


 Note how Peter takes the lead among the 11 to give God pre-eminence in
making the choice between the two set forward. See also how Peter clearly
saw the necessity of seeing the Scriptures fulfilled. He reviews the
betrayal of Jesus by Judas, and the fearful judgment of God that fell upon
him. It was necessary that the 12 chosen disciples by Jesus to become
apostles, needed to have their number maintained. For Jesus prophesied that
the twelve would in the Kingdom Manifested, sit on 12 thrones judging the 12
tribes of Israel. This choice couldn't be Paul, because he did not meet the
2 conditions set forth by Peter.


 This parallels the insight Israel had to renew Benjamin in the latter
chapters of the Book of Judges. He had been reduced to 600 young men only
because of his sin, and the judgment of God upon him by the 11 tribes. But
did these rejoice over the judgment victory? Not at all! Israel knew that
apart from *12 tribes* moving in unity, God's purposes through Israel could
not be accomplished. Therefore wives were provided for these 600 young men,
else we would not have had Paul, a Benjamite, to write half the books of the
New Testament!


 In 1:24-26, the 10 received the challenge of the Spirit through Peter, and
reserved for the Lord the right to make the final choice. Jesus through the
lot chose Matthias. Following the Spirit coming “upon” them in the next
chapter - there is no more need to rely on the “lot”. George Muller sought
to use this several times as a new convert - but soon learned that the
Spirit working upon the Word of God is *always* sufficient!


 Until this matter was settled, the work of God was held in abeyance. Once
it was settled, then the Lord through His Spirit was free to fulfill the Day
of Pentecost, which swiftly followed this timely preparation. J.A.Watt


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