What Is Acts Chapter 1

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Acts chapter 1 begins with an account of the ascension of Jesus emphasizing the physical absence of Jesus (1: 9-11). It describes the interim time between the ascension and the Parousia the second coming. The spirit is described in very personal terms in Acts and reflects to as the continuing activity of Jesus —through the word, through the lives of the followers and through the use of God’s name (Powell, 207). Luke was the author of the book of Acts.
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ACTS 1: 1-3: I WROTE ABOUT ALL THAT JESUS DID AND TAUGHT
V.1-3: In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning. Until the day in when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the