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Matt. 28.18
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”
And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
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PROMISE (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.
1. epangelia (ἐπαγγελία, 1860), primarily a law term, denoting “a summons” (epi, “upon,” angello, “to proclaim, announce”), also meant “an undertaking to do or give something, a promise.” Except in Acts 23:21 it is used only of the “promises” of God. It frequently stands for the thing “promised,” and so signifies a gift graciously bestowed, not a pledge secured by negotiation; thus, in Gal. 3:14, “the promise of the Spirit” denotes “the promised Spirit”: cf. Luke 24:49; Acts 2:33 and Eph. 1:13; so in Heb. 9:15, “the promise of the eternal inheritance” is “the promised eternal inheritance.” On the other hand, in Acts 1:4, “the promise of the Father,” is the “promise” made by the Father.