until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit.

直到他藉着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒，以后被接上升的日子为止。

直到他藉着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒后，被接上升的日子为止。

直到他藉着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒后，被接上升的日子为止。

一直谈到祂借着圣灵吩咐了自己选立的使徒，然后被接回天上。

一直到他藉着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒之后，被接上升的日子为止。

一直到他藉着圣灵吩咐了他所拣选的使徒们之后，被接升天的那一天为止。

直到他藉着聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒，以後被接上升的日子為止。

直到他藉着聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒後，被接上升的日子為止。

直到他藉着聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒後，被接上升的日子為止。

一直談到祂藉著聖靈吩咐了自己選立的使徒，然後被接回天上。

一直到他藉著聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒之後，被接上升的日子為止。

直到他藉聖靈囑咐了他所揀選的使徒後、被接上升的日子為止。

一直到他藉著聖靈吩咐了他所揀選的使徒們之後，被接升天的那一天為止。

至其接昇之日、乃後於由聖神命所選之使徒也、

托聖神、命所選使徒、迄升天日、一一備載前書、

洎乎其昇天之日是日也、耶穌既憑聖神、遺言於其手選之宗徒、乃昇於天。

until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.

until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen.

until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

After Jesus said this, he was taken up to heaven. The apostles watched until a cloud hid him from their sight.

You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. He healed all who were under the devil’s power. God was with him.

Again Jesus said,“ May peace be with you! The Father has sent me. So now I am sending you.”

“ I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this will happen so that this passage of Scripture will come true. It says,‘ The one who shared my bread has turned against me.’( Psalm 41:9)

“ Come close and listen to me.“ From the first time I said Cyrus was coming, I did not do it in secret. When he comes, I will be there.” The Lord and King has filled me with his Spirit. People of Israel, he has sent me to you.

“ I set my people free. I will come to Mount Zion. I will come to those in Jacob’s family who turn away from their sins,” announces the Lord.“ Here is the covenant I will make with them,” says the Lord.“ My Spirit is on you and will not leave you. I have put my words in your mouth. They will never leave your mouth. And they will never leave the mouths of your children or their children after them. That will be true for all time to come,” says the Lord.

Jesus knew that the Father had put everything under his power. He also knew he had come from God and was returning to God.

You are a building that is built on the apostles and prophets. They are the foundation. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in the building.

God is full of grace. From him we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.

The time grew near for Jesus to be taken up to heaven. So he made up his mind to go to Jerusalem.

I came from the Father and entered the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

While he was blessing them, he left them. He was taken up into heaven.

He has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right hand. Angels, authorities and powers are under his control.

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world. It was time for him to go to the Father. Jesus loved his disciples who were in the world. So he now loved them to the very end.

Christ did not enter a sacred tent made with human hands. That tent was only a copy of the true one. He entered heaven itself. He did it to stand in front of God for us. He is there right now.

That is why Scripture says,“ When he went up to his place on high, he took many prisoners. He gave gifts to his people.”( Psalm 68:18)What does“ he went up” mean? It can only mean that he also came down to the lower, earthly places.The one who came down is the same one who went up. He went up higher than all the heavens. He did it in order to fill all creation.

“ Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

“ I am coming to you now. But I say these things while I am still in the world. I say them so that those you gave me can have the same joy that I have.

The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to announce good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark cells.

Then what if you see the Son of Man go up to where he was before?

Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches.’ ”

‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will not let that person be hurt at all by the second death.’

This is the revelation from Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to show those who serve God what will happen soon. God made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.

“ Men of Galilee,” they said,“ why do you stand here looking at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. But he will come back in the same way you saw him go.”

But on the third day God raised him from the dead. God allowed Jesus to be seen.But he wasn’t seen by all the people. He was seen only by us. We are witnesses whom God had already chosen. We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.He commanded us to preach to the people. He told us to tell people that he is the one appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches.’

He said to them,“ Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone.Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who does not believe will be punished.Here are the miraculous signs that those who believe will do. In my name they will drive out demons. They will speak in languages they had not known before.They will pick up snakes with their hands. And when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all. They will place their hands on sick people. And the people will get well.”When the Lord Jesus finished speaking to them, he was taken up into heaven. He sat down at the right hand of God.

But suppose I drive out demons by the Spirit of God. Then the kingdom of God has come to you.

I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle. People have not sent me. No human authority has sent me. I have been sent by Jesus Christ and by God the Father. God raised Jesus from the dead.

Jesus said,“ Do not hold on to me. I have not yet ascended to the Father. Instead, go to those who believe in me. Tell them,‘ I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.

‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will let that person eat from the tree of life in God’s paradise.’

Our hope is certain. It is something for the soul to hold on to. It is strong and secure. It goes all the way into the Most Holy Room behind the curtain.That is where Jesus has gone. He went there to open the way ahead of us. He has become a high priest forever, just like Melchizedek.

But you are lukewarm. You aren’t hot or cold. So I am going to spit you out of my mouth.

The apostles gathered around Jesus. They told him all they had done and taught.

Then Jesus replied,“ Didn’t I choose you, the 12 disciples? But one of you is a devil!”

Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches.’

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch. The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding. The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out. The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.He told them,“ This is what is written. The Messiah will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day.His followers will preach in his name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem.You have seen these things with your own eyes.I am going to send you what my Father has promised. But for now, stay in the city. Stay there until you have received power from heaven.”

He appointed 12 of them so that they would be with him. He would also send them out to preach.And he gave them authority to drive out demons.So Jesus appointed the 12 disciples. Simon was one of them. Jesus gave him the name Peter.There were James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. Jesus gave them the name Boanerges. Boanerges means Sons of Thunder.There were also Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, and James, son of Alphaeus. And there were Thaddaeus and Simon the Zealot.Judas Iscariot was one of them too. He was the one who was later going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

Jesus called for his 12 disciples to come to him. He gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every illness and sickness.Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.Next were Philip and Bartholomew, and also Thomas and Matthew the tax collector. Two more were James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.The last were Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. Judas was the one who was later going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.

When morning came, he called for his disciples to come to him. He chose 12 of them and made them apostles. Here are their names.Simon, whom Jesus named Peter, and his brother Andrew James John Philip BartholomewMatthew Thomas James, son of Alphaeus Simon who was called the ZealotJudas, son of James and Judas Iscariot who would later hand Jesus over to his enemies

There is no doubt that true godliness comes from this great mystery. Jesus came as a human being. The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God. He was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations. People in the world believed in him. He was taken up to heaven in glory.

When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Here is a list of those who were there. Peter, John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James

So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end.”

I want you to remember the words the holy prophets spoke in the past. Remember the command our Lord and Savior gave through your apostles.

The one whom God has sent speaks God’s words. That’s because God gives the Holy Spirit without limit.

‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will give that person hidden manna to eat. I will also give each of them a white stone with a new name written on it. Only the one who receives this name will know what it is.’