The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach (Acts 1:1)
The former account is the Gospel of Luke. At one time the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts were joined together as one book with two volumes.
Notice, the phrase, “do and teach’
Jesus first practiced and then preached. This is a very powerful principle. You only teach and preach what you practice.
Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)
The cloud that received Him is suggestive of the cloud of glory (called the Shekinah) that is associated with the presence of God in the Old and New Testaments.
And while they were gazing intently into heaven as He went, behold, two men [dressed] in white robes suddenly stood beside them,
Who said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus, Who was caught away and lifted up from among you into heaven, will return in [just] the same way in which you saw Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:10-11)
The men dressed in white most likely were angels and they prophetically spoke about the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Notice what they said, “will return in [just] the same way in which you saw Him go into heaven”
He left physically and will so come in like manner.
He left visibly and will so come in like manner.
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