Acts chapter 1 verses 1 verses 1 to 11.

Luke writes, in the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day when

he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles

whom he had chosen.

To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs,

appearing to them during 40 days and speaking of the kingdom of God.

And while staying with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem,

but to wait for the promise of the Father, which he said,

You heard from me. For John baptized with water, but before many days you

shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit. So when they had come, they asked him, Lord, will you at this time restore the

kingdom to Israel? He said to them, it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.

And you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the

earth.

And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took

him out of their sight.

And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold two men stood by them in white robes and said,

Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?

This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will come in the same way as you saw him go into

heaven.

Before I try to draw out what I think is the main point from verse 8. I want you to look at another

passage of scripture with me and keep your finger in acts one. So if you would like to follow, perhaps flip back to the other book

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