Jesus is alive but if the Holy Spirit is to come Jesus must ascend into heaven (John 16:7). The disciples obey His last instructions and wait in Jerusalem.

In those verses John is represented as baptizing with water, but the Messiah who was to come, as baptizing with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Before the Cross of Calvary, the people of Israel were called by John to turn from their sins because the promised Messiah of God had come.

It is a solemn thing to remember, that all sin now is against the Spirit. There may be, no doubt, the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him.

This account is about the acts of the disciples and the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells His disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to come to them.

John's baptism was water baptism, an immersion of persons in water: he was the first administrator of it, and therefore is here mentioned by name.

Jesus wants us to have a different answer for why we believe. Why you believe will affect the outcome of what has been promised to you.

With these introductory verses, Acts creates a set of expectations for readers but also reminds the reader of the events leading up to the Acts of the Apostles.

Jesus received the promise of the Holy Spirit when he ascended into heaven and he turned around and poured forth the Holy Spirit upon them.

Acts 1:1-5 meaning. Luke begins his second account. His first was about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This account is about the acts of the ...