Vs 9 (And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight). (Cross ref: Luke 24:50-51)
Jesus gave His final words to His disciples: don't leave Jerusalem, wait for the promise of the Father, they were to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, the time of His kingdom was none of their business, they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they would be His witnesses in Jerusalem and even to the remotest parts of the earth. Once He have His final instructions, He ascended into a cloud as they looked on.
What a day that must have been. They were told the Father was going to give them a significant gift of the Holy Spirit, they were going to have power from this gift, and they now were going to be Jesus' witnesses to every single person on the earth. Then, Jesus leaves them standing there...alone.
I didn't get to finish my commentary on this verse. The next post will cover some of this in more detail, so I'm not going to finish it ... for now. Have a fabulous day.
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