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Finally, Billy finished seminary.
The next (& last) step toward a job as pastor?
Presbytery's candidate exam.
There, an old pastor asked, "Billy, where is Jesus?"
Billy smiled.
"In our hearts."
The old pastor retorted, "No! Where's Jesus, now?"
Billy hesitated.
"Whenever we pray, He's in our midst."
"No!
Where is Jesus now?"
Billy was flustered.
"I wish He was here, now!" Old pastor responded, "What are they teaching you in seminary?
Jesus ascended into heaven.
He sits on the right hand of God the Father!" Let's look at Acts 1:1-11, the story of when He ascended to that position.
1In my gospel, Theophilus, I wrote about all Jesus began to do & to teach.
All?
A lot, anyway.
No one could've written it all.
For 3 years, 2bthrough the Holy Spirit He instructed the apostles He'd chosen.
After His resurrection, the apostles beat feet to Galilee.
In Mt 28:10, Jesus had old them to.
But they were also afraid of being arrested.
Jesus kept teaching them 2auntil the day He was taken up to heaven.
They needed to know so much!
Why the Messiah had to die.
What His mission really was (saving the world).
All they needed to complete their mission.
3aAfter his suffering, he kept on showing himself to the 12.
And others.
Up in Galilee 500, at once saw him.
(That many?
Can't be imagination.
To be legal needed only 2+ witnesses.
Many more than that saw Jesus after His resurrection.)
3bHe gave many convincing proofs that he was alive.
Such as?
For one, the sheer number of appearances to so many.
Also, Jesus invited the 12 to touch His wounds.
(Can't touch a ghost.)
And He ate with them.
(Ghosts can't eat.)
3cHe appeared to them over a period of 40 days & spoke about the KoG.
They needed to understand God's view of the KoG.
Not Israel's.
Peter's & John's books show that they learned well.
40 days in Galilee passed quickly.
They came back to Jerusalem for the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).
4aWhile eating with them, Jesus commanded: "Don't leave Jerusalem.
Why? 4bWait for the gift my Father promised.
4cYou've heard me speak about it.
What gift? 5aJohn the Baptist baptized with water.
In Lk 3:16, John told you I'd 16baptize you with the Holy Spirit & with fire.
5bIn a few days you'll be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
That's the gift.
The pearl beyond price.
Baptized with God's own Spirit.
Baptism with Fire?
When Jesus returns.
All through the 40 days, 6Whenever they met together, they kept asking him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
They do get it.
Jesus' KoG has started.
It's already here.
Will Jesus also restore Israel, now?
The Scriptures foretell it.
They want to know, when?
7Jesus mildly rebuked them.
"It isn't for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
His point?
"You're in sales, not management.
Only the Father is Management.
Dates & times are His."
As for you?
8aYou'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.
Power?
Yes!
The catch?
None.
But there's purpose: a mission.
8bYou'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem.
Start where you are.
Work outward to those nearby, those like you in 8cJudea.
Then go to 8cSamaria, nearby areas where people aren't like you.
Keep witnessing.
Go 8dto the ends of the earth."
Make disciples everywhere.
Baptize them into Christ as you go.
9aAfter Jesus said this, He was taken up before their very eyes.
As the Father took Him up, they were mesmerized.
Soon, 9bThe shekinah glory cloud hid him from their sight.
Still spellbound, 10athey gazed intently into the sky as he was going.
Who could take their eyes away from a sight like that? 10bSuddenly 2 men dressed in white stood beside them.
Not just any white.
Blinding white.
Angels.
11a"Galileans," they said, "why do you stand here gawking into the sky?
You're amazed over a 50¢ truth.
Why marvel at that?
Marvel instead at this.
The King of kings made you His ambassadors!
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