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Jesus told His followers, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses. . .to the ends of the earth." The Book of Acts records the fulfillment of His promise and command: The Holy Spirit worked through the lives of believers to bring growth to the Church, to break down barriers to the gospel, and to take the message of Christ to the very heart of the...

In Acts 1:4 Luke again goes to the time immediately preceding the Ascension. Jesus was “eating with them.”20 At that time He repeated the command, emphasizing that they were not to leave Jerusalem. This was very important. The Day of Pentecost would have had little effect if only two or three of them had remained in Jerusalem. Further, Jesus began His ministry in the power of the Spirit (Luke 4:14); so must they. There is no conflict here with the command given on the resurrection day to go away
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