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Verse Acts 1:10. _LOOKED STEADFASTLY_] Keeping their eyes intensely
fixed on their ascending Lord; continuing to look even after he had
ascended above the region of the inferior clouds.
_TWO MEN STOO...
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LOOKED STEDFASTLY - They fixed their eyes, or gazed intently toward
heaven. Luke 4:20, “and the eyes of all them in the synagogue were
fastened (Greek: the same word as here) on him.” It denotes the
i...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
Part I
The Witness to Jerusalem.
The Advent of the Spirit and the Formation of the Church.
The Offer to Israel and its Rejection.
Chapter s 1-7
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The Intro...
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PROGRAMME OF THE MISSION: THE ASCENSION.
Acts 1:6. The opening words suggest a religious meeting; the
occurrences of Acts 1:9 are in the open air; _cf._ the tryst made in
Mark 16:7 =...
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When he had said these things, while they were watching, he was taken
up and a cloud received him and he passed from their sight. While they
were gazing into heaven, as he went upon his way, behold, t...
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POWER TO GO ON (Acts 1:1-5)...
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LOOKED STEDFASTLY. were gazing earnestly. App-133.
TOWARD. into. App-104.
HEAVEN. the heaven (sing). See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10.
WENT UP. was going.
BEHOLD. App-133.
MEN. App-123. These...
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Acts 1:1. Link connecting this book with St Luke's Gospel. Detailed
account of the Ascension
_The Title_. According to the best MSS. this should be simply "Acts of
Apostles." The _Cod. Sin._gives only...
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_as he went up_ The preposition is not in the Greek, which has simply,
_as he went_.
_in white apparel_ They are called _men_, but they are evidently
angels. So the two angels are clothed in white (Jo...
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Acts 1:1-14. LINK CONNECTING THIS BOOK WITH ST LUKE’S GOSPEL.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE ASCENSION...
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ἘΣΘΉΣΕΣΙ ΛΕΥΚΑΙ͂Σ. This is the reading of אABC. The
_Vulgate_ has ‘in vestibus albis.’ The _Text. recept_. has
conformed to the ordinary expression.
10. ΠΟΡΕΥΟΜΈΝΟΥ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂, _as He went_. The ‘up’
of...
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_JESUS ASCENDED TO HEAVEN ACTS 1:9-12:_ The apostles were allowed to
witness the ascension of the Lord. The Lord Jesus was "taken up"
because "up" is where God is. Heaven is where Jesus is now sitting...
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ΑΤΕΝΊΖΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΆΤΕΝΊΖΩ (G816)
глазеть. В медицинских текстах
используется для обозначения
пристального неподвижного взгляда (MLL,
76). Перифрастическое _part._ указывает на
длитель...
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DISCOURSE: 1735
CHRIST’S ASCENSION
Acts 1:9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he
was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while
they looked stedfastly towa...
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BEHOLD TWO MEN, &C.— Two angels in human form. As Christ's
resurrection had been honoured with the appearance of angels, it is
natural to expect that his ascension into heaven would be so likewise.
Th...
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ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVET ACTS 1:6-11.
Acts 1:6
They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord,
dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
Acts 1:7
And he said unto t...
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10, 11. Not only the ascension of Jesus to heaven, but his future
coming to judgment, is to be a prominent topic in the coming
narrative, hence the introduction here of another fact, which not even
Lu...
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And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel;
AND, WHILE THEY LOOKED STEDFASTLY TOWARD HEAVEN - following Him with
their eager eyes...
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1 Acts is a continuation of the account of our Lord's ministry as
recorded by Luke, who presents Him as Son of Mankind. As Theophilus is
mentioned elsewhere only in Luke's account, it seems that the l...
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THE ASCENSION. ELECTION OF MATTHIAS
1-5. St. Luke's Introduction. He recapitulates the general contents of
his Gospel, adding, however, this additional information, (1) that the
appearances of the ri...
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TWO MEN] certainly angels, as in Luke 24:4....
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THE ASCENSION. Belief in the Ascension of Jesus follows necessarily
from belief in His resurrection. If Jesus rose from the dead not with
a natural, but with a spiritual body (and this is undoubtedly...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
THE WRITER
Most people agree that Luke wrote Acts. Luke also wrote the third
*Gospel. In Acts, he told how the good news about Jesus *C...
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TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM IN WHITE APPAREL. — Better, _were standing,_
the appearance being sudden, and their approach unnoticed. The forms
were such as those as had been seen at the portals of the empty...
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ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν : this periphrasis of ἦν or
ἦσαν with a present or perfect participle is very frequently
found in St. Luke's writings (Friedrich, pp. 12 and 89, and compare
the list in Simcox, _u. s....
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BEGINNING AFRESH
Acts 1:1-14
Luke informs Theophilus (the name means “a lover of God”) that his
Gospel told the story of what the Lord _began_ to do and teach.
Evidently this further book is a _conti...
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In the opening verse Luke reveals the nature of his first treatise. It
had to do with "all that Jesus began to do and to teach." This is
followed by the last glimpse we have of the disciples before
Pe...
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Jesus Ascends Into Heaven
Having issued these final instructions, Jesus began to bless the
apostles. At that moment, Jesus was taken up into a cloud. This is the
fulfillment of the Lord's own predicti...
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_Behold two men, that is, two angels, stood by them in white apparel.
(Witham)_...
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THE ASCENSION
9-11. This is the grand climacteric fact of this chapter, suitable to
impress it on the memory as the Ascension chapter. When I was at
Jerusalem I was never satisfied walking over Mount...
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And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken
up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. (10) And while they
looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two me...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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10._Two men _He calleth them so by reason of their form. For although
it might be that they had the bodies of men in deed, concerning which
thing I will not greatly stand in defense of either part, ye...
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Let us now examine the Chapter s in their course. Chapter 1 supplies
us with the narrative of that which relates to Jesus risen, and the
actions of the apostles before the descent of the Holy Ghost. T...
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AND WHILE THEY LOOKED STEADFASTLY TOWARD HEAVEN,.... For though he was
taken out of their sight by the cloud, they kept looking upwards, and
after him, if they could see him again, or any more of him:...
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And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel;
Ver. 10. _Looked stedfastly_] Or intently, ατενιζοντες :
wistly, as taken with that sweet...
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_And when he had spoken these things_ Had given them these
instructions; _while they beheld_ And had their eyes fixed upon him,
with great earnestness and high expectation of some extraordinary
event,...
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TWO MEN; angels in the form of men. Luke 24:4; JOHN 20:12....
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The ascension of Christ:...
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AND WHILE THEY LOOKED STEADFASTLY TOWARD HEAVEN AS HE WENT UP, BEHOLD,
TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM IN WHITE APPAREL;...
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Verse 1 establishes the fact that Luke (a Gentile) is the writer, "the
former treatise" being his Gospel (Luke 1:1). In that case Theophilus
is addressed as "most excellent," manifestly a public offic...
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AND WHILE THEY LOOKED STEADFASTLY TOWARD HEAVEN AS HE WENT UP, BEHOLD,
TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM IN WHITE APPAREL,
1. Two men - Angels are the messengers of God. They often appear on
earth in human form...
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And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel;
'LOOKING STEDFASTLY INTO HEAVEN'-'gazing intently' (NASV); 'strained
their eyes' (Knox)....
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6-11 They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never
had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his
ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these...
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Christ's ascent was the more leisurely, that he might delight their
eyes and mind; but especially confirm their faith the more. BEHOLD,
TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM, angels in the shape of men, in white appa...
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10, 11. Not only the ascension of Jesus to heaven, but his future
coming to judgment, is to be a prominent topic in the coming
narrative, hence the introduction here of another fact, which not even
Lu...
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Tertullian On Baptism
among the disciples, and the hope of the advent of the Lord indirectly
pointed to, in that, at that time, when He had been received back into
the heavens, the angels[200]
Tertu...
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Acts 1:10 And G2532 while G5613 steadfastly G2258 (G5713) G816 (G5723)
toward G1519 heaven G3772 He...
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JESUS' COMMISSION TO HIS APOSTLES (1:4-11).
Here the risen Jesus calls on His believing people to wait for the
coming of the promised Holy Spirit Who would be poured out on them
like rain on fruitful...
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‘And while they were looking steadfastly into heaven as he went,
behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, who also said, “You
men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus,...
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_The Ascension_, 9-11.
In three verses the story of the Lord's ascension is told. St. Luke
and St. Mark in their Gospels simply record the fact; they add no
details whatever, with the exception of one...
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Acts 1:10. TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM IN WHITE APPAREL. Ewald suggests
these two were Moses and Elias, as in the transfiguration; but had
this been the case, St. Luke would surely have referred to it: they...
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WERE LOOKING STEADFASTLY
(ατενιζοντες ησαν). Periphrastic imperfect active of
ατενιζω, a late intensive verb (intensive α and τεινω, to
stretch). Common in Acts and also in Luke 4:20; Luke 22:56 as...
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Acts 1:1
_(with Luke 24:15)_
Ascension Day
I. It is quite necessary to seize firmly and hold fast by this
thought, that the acts of Apostles and all subsequent acts of their
true successors, are, as...
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Acts 1:1. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken
up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandmen...
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CONTENTS: Resurrection ministry of Christ. The apostolic commission.
Promise of the Lord's second coming. Waiting for the coming of the
Spirit.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Spirit, Luke, Theophilus, John...
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Acts 1:1. _The former treatise have I made of all that Jesus began to
do and teach._ St. Luke, a companion of St. Paul, here continues his
history. It comprises a display of providence and grace in th...
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THEY STILL HAD THEIR EYES FIXED ON THE SKY. In surprise at what has
just happened! As they stand there, two men dressed in white (angels)
suddenly are standing beside them....
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_The former treatise have I made._
A TRUE COMMENCEMENT MUST HAVE RESPECT TO WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
In any new beginning of study or work, it is important to have in mind
what has been done before in th...
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_And when He had spoken these words, while they beheld, He was taken
up._
TAKEN UP
How we talk about “up,” took “up” I What eager, earnest; faces
are looking up through the clouds of sorrow. The atm...
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_And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up._
TOO MUCH MERE SENTIMENT IN RELIGION
It may be that the same two angels who rolled away the stone, and
appeared at His open sepulchre,...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 1:6. WHEN THEY WERE COME TOGETHER.—(The Sinaitic codex omits
_together_.) This was not the meeting referred to in Acts 1:4, but the
last interview recorded in Luke 24:36, which...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 1:1
_I made_ for _have I made, _A.V.; _concerning _for _of, _A.V.; _to
teach _for _teach, _A.V. THE FORMER TREATISE; literally, _the first
_history, narrative, or discourse. The form...
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Shall we turn to the book of Acts, chapter one, as we begin our study
of the early church.
Luke, the author of the book of Acts, a companion of Paul the apostle,
who was author also of the Gospel Acco...
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2 Kings 2:11; 2 Kings 2:12; Acts 10:3; Acts 10:30; Daniel 7:9;...
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Looked steadfastly [α τ ε ν ι ζ ο ν τ ε ς η σ α ν]. See
on Luke 4:20....
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MISSIONS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
Acts 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We will set before you the steps which were preparatory to the coming
of the Spirit, and the inauguration of the great missionary endeavor....
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RESULTS OF THE RESURRECTION
Acts 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. If Christ had not been raised. When Jesus Christ lay-dead in the
tomb, a darkness as dense as that which shrouded the earth in chaotic
tim...
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Observe here, How the spectators of our Lord's ascension were justly
transported into an extacy of wonder and admiration. Christ ascended
gradually and leisurely, that he might at once confirm the fai...