Using Acts 1 and its account of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, I search for some boundary markers and guideposts for my daily use of NT prophecy. I want my study of Christ's return to be a part of my daily walk, not a flight from it. Our Lord's last words provide just such markers and posts!

1. XIII: THE NT
PROPHECY
PICTURE
PUZZLE
Acts 1: Christ’s AscensionEstablishing the prophecy puzzle’s
borders right at the beginning!

2. XIII: THE NT
PROPHECY
PICTURE
PUZZLE

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5. ACTS 1:1-3
AN INTRODUCTION
Here, Luke launches into his
second history, one which
tells the story of the apostles
and of Paul, a most unlikely
and 13th member of this
devout group.
1. The first account I composed,
Theophilus, about all that Jesus
began to do and teach, 2. until
the day when He was taken up
to heaven, after He had by the
Holy Spirit given orders to the
apostles whom He had chosen.
3. To these He also presented
Himself alive after His suffering,
by many convincing proofs,
appearing to them over a period
of forty days and speaking of the
things concerning the kingdom
of God.

6. ACTS 1: 4 + 5
A COMMAND
AND
A PROMISE
4. Gathering
them together,
He commanded
them not to leave
Jerusalem, but to
wait for what the
Father had
promised . . .

7. ACTS 1: 4 + 5
THE PROMISE
It seems
that God
always
directs u
s to pres
tasks, ev
ent
en in the
midst of
the most
profound
and
eternal r
evelation
s...
(C
tin
on
d)
ue
5. for John
baptized with
water, but you
will be baptized
with the Holy
Spirit not many
days from now.”

8. ACTS 1: 6
THE
QUESTION
the
e on . . .
ixat el
es f Isra
cipl
dis me to
The to co
lory
g
em!
to th
An d
6. So when they
had
come
t o g e t h e r, t h e y
were asking Him,
saying, “Lord, is
it at this time You
are restoring the
kingdom to
Israel?”

9. ACTS 1: 7
THE
ANSWER
This info
rmation
is above
your pay
grade, fe
llas . . .
The Fath
er Himse
determin
lf
es this o
n His ow
n!
7. He said to
them, “It is not
for you to know
times or epochs
which the
Father has
fixed by His
own authority;

10. ACTS 1: 8
POWER
GRANTED
POWER’S PURPOSE
DECLARED
8. but you will receive
power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon
you; and you shall be
My witnesses both in
Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria,
and even to the
remotest part of the
earth.”

11. ACTS 1: 8
POWER
GRANTED
tes His
us resta
Je s
iples’
the disc
POWER’S fPURPOSE . .
ns or
intentio
lism .
DECLAREDe
evang
ork of
w
rry on!
n w e ca
missio
A
8. but you will receive
power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon
you; and you shall be
My witnesses both in
Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria,
and even to the
remotest part of the
earth.”

12. ACTS 1: 9 + 10
THE ASCENSION
A VISITATION
9. And after He had said
these things, He was
lifted up while they were
looking on, and a cloud
received Him out of their
sight. 10. And as they
were gazing intently into
the sky while He was
going, behold, two men
in white clothing stood
beside them.

13. ACTS 1: 8
A QUESTION
A PROMISE FOR
THE AGES!
11. They also said,
“Men of Galilee,
why do you stand
looking into the
sky? This Jesus,
who has been taken
up from you into
heaven, will come
in just the same
way as you have
watched Him go
into heaven.

14. ACTS 1: 8
A QUESTION
The question challenges the
wed disc FOR
AaPROMISEiples’ right
to sTHE AGES! gaping at
tand there
an empty sky . . .
Jesus will return in good time
and for sure and real!
11. They also said,
“Men of Galilee,
why do you stand
looking into the
sky? This Jesus,
who has been taken
up from you into
heaven, will come
in just the same
way as you have
watched Him go
into heaven.

15. PATTERNS IN PROPHECY
God’s Word asks its
prophecy students to
walk a tightrope
kept tense between
two anchor-points.

16. PATTERNS IN PROPHECY
ning
lear
nt in sus’
e
tem ut Je turn
xci bo
e
E
a
us r hing
lorio watc s.
g
n
and its sig
for
God’s Word asks its
prophecy students to
walk a tightrope
Livi
ear ng o
thly
u
stre
live t our
kept tense between redo ngthenes with a
uble
and
d fa
d pu ith,
mor
two anchor-points.
e ce
rp o
se
rta
in h
ope
.

17. PATTERNS IN PROPHECY
Most prophecy
passages refer us God’s
to both parts!
ning
lear
nt in sus’
e
tem ut Je turn
xci bo
e
E
a
us r hing
lorio watc s.
g
n
and its sig
for
Word asks its
prophecy students to
walk a tightrope
Livi
ear ng o
thly
u
stre
live t our
kept tense between redo ngthenes with a
uble
and
d fa
d pu ith,
mor
two anchor-points.
e ce
rp o
se
rta
in h
ope
.

18. NEXT:
XIV: THE OLIVET DISCOURSE:
in which we look at Jesus’ treatment of
His own return. This is THE bridge
between Daniel and Revelation!
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ontents
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