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October 2011
Acts 1:6-11 6 So when they had come together, they were asking him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 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 uttermost part of the earth. 9 And after he 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 He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 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."
v. 6 So when they had come together
Subject of 'when', pronoun and verb
Describing action of Pronoun: They
v.6 they were asking him, saying,
Same group represented by first Pronoun "they"
"they were asking him" = prepositional phrase
v. 6 "Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the
kingdom to Israel?"
indicates what Jesus may be restoring
Whom the Kingdom may be restore
9 And after he said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
And after he said these things
referring to statement in verses 7 & 8
"He was lifted up while they were looking on,
Same "they" that came together in verse 6
"on" describes where "they were looking"
Precise 'Where' is Open to interpretation
"and a cloud received Him out of their sight."
"a cloud" describes the receptor
"Him" answers who the cloud received
Describes physical properties of the cloud
Visually Impenetrable: "out of their sight"
Vague description of cloud, omitting properties
General Knowledge of Christ's purity suggests White
"their" refers to those who gathered
"sight" describes the type of disconnect between "they" and the Lord caused by the cloud receiving Him
Capital "Him" implies Authority
This is immediately after Christ said they would receive the Holy Spirit and told them to take the message to the area, region and world
7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;
Jesus Responds directly ("said to them")
Communication method = Speaking
Jesus' response includes all who came together
The answer to their inquiry of God's tactics and strategy
"to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority"
details of the Father's plan are to be unknown by the those who came together
source of power to fix the times and epochs
10 And as they
were gazing intently into the sky He was going, behold, two men in white
clothing stood beside them.
"two men in white clothing stood beside them."
Implies, absent guaranteeing, a white cloud
States the two men were wearing clothing
They were not caring white clothing
"stood" states the action of the two men
"beside" states the location (Where) of the action, stood
"two men" states WHO stood beside them
Same as the "they" spoke of throughout this passage
Refers to the Lord being received into the cloud
Describes Jesus' leaving their sight
Describes Where "they were gazing"
Statement to grab the reader's attention
11 They also
said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky?
"also" additive action along with "stood"
"They" are the "two men in white clothing"
Describes who the "two men" stood beside
Who the "they" are that came together "asking him"
"why do you stand looking into the sky"
Inquisition of "Men of Galilee"
"Looking" describes Men of Galilee's action
"stand" describes position of the men while looking into the sky
Where the Men of Galilee were looking
"into" implies depth of sky vs. an object
"the" states the sky is singular
"you" represents "Men of Galilee"
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."
"This Jesus" clarifies / verifies who "Lord" is
"has been taken up from you into heaven,"
"has been" = past tense: Jesus is now gone
Implies an authority equal or greater than Jesus
Illustrates close association of Jesus with Men of Galilee
pronoun "you" = Men of Galilee
"into heaven" a prepositional phrase stating where Jesus was taken
"into heaven" now substitutes "a cloud received Him"
describes future action of Jesus
"as you have watched Him go into heaven."
Past tense action of Men of Galilee
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