by Shannon Popp | Apr 29, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:8 (part two) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Emphasis added. Jesus taught that receiving the Holy Spirit would not bring...
by Shannon Popp | Apr 28, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses…” The disciples want to talk about the future, Jesus is concerned with the present. The disciples want to talk about the Messianic Kingdom, Jesus is talking...
by Shannon Popp | Apr 27, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:7 “He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”” Once again, underlining the fact that the disciples were not asking IF Jesus would set up His Kingdom, but WHEN. Jesus here gently corrects...
by Shannon Popp | Apr 26, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:6 “So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”” It is completely understandable that the disciples are asking about the restoration of the Kingdom of Israel now. They are standing with...
by Shannon Popp | Apr 25, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:5 “for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” John’s baptism was very unique and was not for salvation but to see the Kingdom of God rightly. This would have been a great act of faith for Jewish people...
