Jesus proclaimed, “Go therefore and make Disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you and remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” –Matthew 28:19-20
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day
when He was taken up to Heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom
He had chosen. After His suffering he presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs,
appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the Kingdom of God. While staying with them,
He ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for the promise of the Father. “This,” he said,
“is what you have heard from me; For John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy
Spirit not many days from now.” (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16)
The Ascension of Jesus the Lord
When they had come together, they asked Him, ‘Lord, is this the time when You will restore the Kingdom
of Israel?’ Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know the times pr periods that the Father has set by His own
authority but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” When Jesus had said this,
as they were watching, He was lifted up and a cloud took Him out of their sight. While He was going and
they were gazing up toward Heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, ‘Men of
Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward Heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into
Heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go onto Heaven.” –Acts 1:1-11
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