In the first two verses, Luke introduces the main players in the narrative. The three protagonists are Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the apostles. Luke emphasizes in Acts 1:2 Jesus’ specific choice of these individual men (as recorded in Luke 6:13–16) and His personal invitation for them to carry out their commission as His witnesses. Ultimately, what Luke relates throughout twenty-eight chapters is the continuing work of the risen and exalted Messiah, Jesus, carried out by his apostles, with the guidance