1. Jesus’s former ministry (vv. 1–2) 2. Jesus’s validating ministry (v. 3) 3. Jesus’s promise of continuing ministry (vv. 4–5) Acts 1:6–14 frames an important outlook regarding the kingdom. The disciples (connecting “Spirit” to the realization of the second exodus, as in texts like Joel 2:28–29) ask about the time of the restoration. Jesus’s response (“not now”), the mission of the disciples (“witness”), and the
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