by Shannon Popp | May 1, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:9 “And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” This is the pinnacle of these two books. (Pun intended) This moment ends one and begins the next (Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts)....
by Shannon Popp | Apr 30, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 1:8 (part three) “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, SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.” Jesus lays out the plan of being His witness and this book follows the path,...
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...
