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NOVEMBER 14, 2021
STUDY NOTES
ACTS 1:6-11
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
WHAT TIME IS IT?
INTRODUCTION
The time-period in the beginning of Acts was an exciting time for the followers of Jesus
Jesus was alive, He had risen from the dead, He was instructing His apostles
Jesus had been speaking to them concerning the kingdom of God, Act 1:3 To whom also he shewed
himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of
the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Jesus commanded them to remain in Jerusalem, to wait for the promise of the Father, Act 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
The promise was the coming of the Holy Spirit and the baptism with the Spirit, Act 1:5 For John truly
baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
It was time for them to “wait,” but they had expectations, they had high hopes of another time
You can understand why they had questions they were awaiting “the Kingdom”
Was it not time for the Kingdom to be established?
Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this
time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
It is understandable why they ask Jesus the question concerning Israel and the kingdom
There are many promises in the OT to Israel, promising them a future kingdom, Jer 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jer 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he
shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The nation of Israel would be restored, and their Messiah would reign on the throne of David
The cross and the resurrection had assured them that Jesus was the “Promised Messiah”
Was it not time for Jesus to establish His reign as prophesied that He would?
Down through the ages, how often have Christians wanted to ask the same question?
We read the scriptures, we look at the present world conditions, and we think “it is time”
We ask, where is the promise of His coming?
A promise found many times in scripture and will literally be fulfilled one day, is it time?
The coming Kingdom of God will be established at the time of the return of Christ
Jesus will return as “King of Kings” and “Lord of Lords” and establish the “Millennial Kingdom”
In verse 7, Jesus did not tell the Apostles to be unconcerned about the return of Christ
Act 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the
Father hath put in his own power.
Jesus did not say to them, you are not to know anything about the time of His return to the earth
Jesus was not saying, don’t think about it, don’t look for it, or don’t pray for it
In fact, Jesus had taught them, Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven.
Too often Christians are only praying for the first part of that prayer request, “thy kingdom come”
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Our daily prayer should be, “Thy will be done,” it is time for us to do the will of God
Jesus is telling us that the time of the coming kingdom is in God’s hands
Jesus wants them to understand that God is in control, God knows, God has the time set
The timetable of all prophesied events is in the hands of God
The word “times” and the word “seasons” are not to be separated into two time periods
They are synonymous terms identifying the same time-period
Jesus had previously taught them, Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angels of heaven, but my Father only.
“That day” refers to the time from one sunrise to another, a 24-hour time-period
“Hour” refers to a given time-period within a day, a specific time of the day
No one will know the exact day or the exact hour that Jesus will return
The most faithful saints will not know the exact day or hour
Not even “students of prophecy,” not even those who are considered the most spiritually mature
Not even the supernatural world of angels who surround the throne of God
No one will be able to predict the calendar date or the time of day that Jesus will return
Many books have been written predicting “the day” that Christ is going to return
Those books will be on the “best sellers” list until the day after their prediction
Then you can get them free, people will give you the copy they paid good money for
There are many sad stories concerning the people who have followed such predictions
It is also sad that Christians are not doing what Jesus told the Apostles to do before He returns
It is time to be a witness for Jesus unto the world that does not believe in Him
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth.
“But” presents a contrast to the previous verse
Instead of knowing about the exact time of future events, take care of the present mission
“But you” refers first to the Apostles, then all-of the disciples, and now all followers of Jesus
Today every Christian is identified and to be made known as a follower of Christ
Our earthly mission is to tell the world that we are a follower of Christ by the way we live
And by mouth we are to tell the world how that they can become a follower of Christ
We are promised the power to do that, we are told when that power will become real to us
“You shall receive power,” when we realize our mission, we see the need of that power
It is not the power of a religious education or the power of a well-organized program
Throughout the years, churches have had soul winning courses to educate us
And programs to follow that teach us how to be a witness to the world for Christ
Jesus said that the power to witness comes from the Holy Spirit who comes upon us
When did the Holy Spirit come upon the Apostles as promised by Jesus?
On the Day of Pentecost found in Acts 2
The promise of the Father to send the Holy Spirit was fulfilled, as Jesus had promised
From the time of the coming of the Holy Spirit every believer now receives the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit comes to indwell us at the time of our salvation
So, from the time that we are saved we have the power within us to be a witness for Christ
From the time that we are saved we must continually learn the truths related to salvation
But we don’t have to wait until we might be called a Bible Scholar to tell others about Jesus
If you are convinced that Jesus saved you, you can tell others that Jesus will save them
“You shall be witnesses unto me” is a command and a promise
Christians are the only ones commanded by God to go into the world to tell them about Jesus
Christians are the only ones who have the God-given power to do that
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It is important that we receive mission offerings to send others out to witness to the world
But that does not fulfill our personal obligation to witness to the lost where we live
We must accept our command and believe in the promise of Jesus to empower us as we go
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