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"That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;" Colossians 2:2 KJV "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Colossians 2:3 KJV. Rejoice evermore my friend.
It is true that the disciples witnessed Jesus ascend up on a cloud. I read in Acts 1:10 that it was two men in white apparel who spoke to the disciples. I do not see angels?
Some scholars believe that these two men were Moses and Elijah. They had been standing there the whole time. The disciples didn't see them because they were looking up.
And yes, You are correct in that all of the disciples were Galileans except for Judas. He's the only one that was not a Galilean. He was from the city of Kerioth outside of Galilee. In fact, Iscariot was not his last name. It was a word that tells us where he was from.
I've heard three different theories on how Judas died. I have never heard sword before. Number one, he hung himself but slipped out of the rope and burst open on the rocks below.
The second theory is that he hung himself and his dead body became bloated from the heat and that he burst open while hanging. That is pretty "far-fetched!"
But the archaeological accounts actually say that people who in those days committed suicide, they would go up on a cliff or hillside and they throw themselves down on a pole.
They impaled themselves. That's what they believed Judas did. He slit himself right in two and his bowels gushed out. And this was done in the field that the priests purchased with the money that Judas gave back.
There appears to be multiple men with that name: Luke 6:16, Acts 15:27,32, John 14:22, Matthew 13:55, Acts 9:11, Acts 15:22, Acts 1:13,
A guy also from Galilee = Acts 5:37,
Matthew 27:5, Matthew 27:4-10,
It's best to study, keep reading, keep studying
"And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." Revelation 21:14 KJV
"And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both (1) Peter, and (2) James, and (3) John, and (4) Andrew, (5) Philip, and (6) Thomas, (7) Bartholomew, and (8) Matthew, (9) James the son of Alphaeus, and (10) Simon Zelotes, and (11) Judas the brother of James." Acts 1:13 KJV
The reason I ask this very important question is to prove what truly the Bible said not what men or any religious sect says so. It is also important who is speaking and who has the ultimate authority in the Bible-Jesus Christ- John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Please understand the order of the Book of Acts.
Strong Facts:
"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:" Acts 9:15 KJV
(12) "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)" Galatians 1:1 KJV
"Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity." 1 Timothy 2:7 KJV
"Let his days be few; and let another take his office." Psalms 109:8 KJV
Romans 11:13
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
In my own opinion, I found that all other evidence verses are very weak indeed to call Mathias as the chosen apostle.
Weak Facts:
"And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen," Acts 1:24 KJV
"And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles." Acts 1:26 KJV
in the gospel of john 16:13 Jesus christ was instructing them on the future about the gift of holy spirit which would guide them
to the all truth that was given to the Apostle paul of the church of the body of christ jew and gentile baptized by one spirit.
Scripturally water baptism isnt necessary for salvation in the grace administration of pentecost, that being said water won't
hurt anybody.
The truth is out! Do you believe the words of Jesus?
This comes direct from the mouth of Jesus. Mark 16:16 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
Do you believe the words of Apostle Peter? Peter speaks directly about when we are baptized we receive God's Holy Spirit! Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
So, Jesus tells us we must believe and be baptized to be saved. The Apostle Peter whom Jesus Christ built His Church on told us that when we repent, and get baptized, we receive "the gift of the Holy Ghost". Jesus gets baptized to show us how it is done - with water! Matthew 3:16 "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:" What is the spirt of God? It is the Holy Spirit!
As a Christian (A Christ Follower) doesn't it just make sense to follow Jesus words and his actions?
The difference between the water baptism of John and the Water Baptism of Jesus Christ, is that we now receive the promise of the Holy Spirit - per Jesus Christ, and per Peter! From the very beginning of The Church water baptism was the requirement, and is still the requirement today. Jesus and all of the original Apostles (including Paul) didn't change the water baptism requirement.
So, now when we follow the above scripture it all ties together and we comply with the instruction from Jesus speaking to us here; John 3:5 "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
If someone thinks that water baptism is no longer required today, they are ignoring the above scripture and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
GBU
The angels that were there addressed the disciples and said ye men of galilee, judas was not a galilean he was native to the town
kerioth. Another point of interest is judas hanging himself but it wasn't a tree or rope he suicided by sword which is why Gods
word says Acts 1:18 he fell headlong and his bowels gushed out, thats how they suicided in eastern culture. Gods word is alway
right.
Another controversial topic. Do we need to be baptized by water today, I mean the Church age? There may be some discussions about this somewhere. I hope the truth will come to ALL. Agape.
The Truth is always found in the bible scripture.
Paul wasn't the first one, nor the only one who preached the Gospel to the Gentiles. According to Acts, Peter was the first to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles. Peter received a vision from the Lord and received a command to preach to the Gentiles in the house of Cornelius the gentile. The Gentiles were filled with the Holy Spirit and were baptized.
Also, I agree with sister GiGi the scripture teaches us that Paul teaches the same gospel as Jesus. Here are some additional Bible verses telling us that the "Gospel of The Kingdom of God" which is Jesus Christ's Gospel, was preached to the entire world.
Mark 16:15
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Mark 13:10
"And the gospel must first be published among all nations."
Matthew 28:19
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
Acts 1:8
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Revelation 14:6
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
Happy Sabbath Day, and God Bless!
Judas Iscariot, with the other eleven, were never apostles while they travelled around with Jesus. They were called Disciples (i.e. a student, a follower of a Rabbi or teacher). They were only known as Apostles after Jesus died, arose from the grave, & He sent them out into the world. Apostle, means 'one sent out; a messenger'.
After Judas Iscariot died, Matthias was appointed as his replacement & this appointment was from God ( Acts 1:24-26, i.e. the eleven prayed asking God to direct them to this new disciple). So, men did not choose Matthias, God did by their casting of lots. And this had to be, as Peter declared, by referring to the fulfilment of Psalm 41:9; Psalm 69:25 and Psalm 109:8.
True, we don't hear of Matthias, but the lack of information doesn't mean that he just disappeared & went back to his occupation, or whatever else. We don't hear again of several of the other disciples either after Acts 1:13.
Paul was an apostle of Jesus Christ. As was Apostle Barnabas ( Acts 14:14), James (the Lord's half-brother; Galatians 1:19), possibly Timothy & Silas ( 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:6, if Paul was using 'we' to refer to them as apostles as well). And Paul often had to emphasize his apostleship to the Churches, & even defend it, as believers were being seduced to believe otherwise (as much of 2nd Corinthians indicate).
So, from what we read in the Scriptures, Matthias was the twelfth disciple, being an apostle, & subsequently, Paul & others were either called by the Lord to apostleship, or considered as apostles because of their ministry of getting the Gospel out.
Let the verses speak for itself.
Acts 1:26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
"Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)" Galatians 1:1 KJV
Sorry for such a late response.
Part 1.
We've also dealt with this in the past and it wasn't rather it was taught or not it was rather water baptism saves or not.
I want to go over this because saying a dispensational teaching is for lack of better terms because there is a term what is called hyper dispensationalist. Some hold the view that water baptism is not for this age, I don't hold that view,
because it belongs to the new covenant, perhaps I should have said a transitional period.
I will come to that later.
There are dispensation concerning Israel in the Bible and these dispensation is not labeled, (This is a dispensation ).
There are some may be able to articulate this much better than I can.
However let's not loose sight of what I'm drawn into here.
The context of what we are talking about is whether water baptism is a essential for salvation.
This may take several parts.
Let's start with an often used verse when debating baptism.
Acts 2"37-38. Now let's turn back to Acts 1:4-8 to view the audience being spoken to and get the context.
"And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
At the very beginning the early church was all Jewish.
See Part 2.
Sorry for such a late response.
Part 1.
We've also dealt with this in the past and it wasn't rather it was taught or not it was rather water baptism saves or not.
I want to go over this because saying a dispensational teaching is for lack of better terms because there is a term what is called hyper dispensationalist. Some hold the view that water baptism is not for this age, I don't hold that view,
because it belongs to the new covenant, perhaps I should have said a transitional period.
I will come to that later.
There are dispensation concerning Israel in the Bible and these dispensation is not labeled, (This is a dispensation ).
There are some may be able to articulate this much better than I can.
However let's not loose sight of what I'm drawn into here.
The context of what we are talking about is whether water baptism is a essential for salvation.
This may take several parts.
Let's start with an often used verse when debating baptism.
Acts 2"37-38. Now let's turn back to Acts 1:4-8 to view the audience being spoken to and get the context.
"And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
At the very beginning the early church was all Jewish.
See Part 2.
If you look at Verse 11, that word special literally means uncommon, something that's not the ordinary. These are special miracles. Keep that in mind as you read on because we've got some of these people in the United States that have this "special ministry."
Acts 19:12 says that from his body, (that is Paul's body), things were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, (literally a headband), and the aprons that Paul wore for his tent making, and they brought it to the sick, and all the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Just by touching an article of Paul's clothing!
That's why I emphasize the word special. This is not normal! These are people who are like the Athenians, very superstitious.
There are actually some of these ministries today that if you send in your prayer request, they will pray over it or they will pray over a piece of cloth.
And they will send it to you in the mail and for your donation of $100.00 or more they will send you a prayer cloth and if you touch it you get healed. Oh boy!
It comes from this text right here. There are ministries that are making millions a year from these donations! And they say it comes from this text.
This is a historical account. It is not a teaching! God didn't say to do it. This is a very special time when Paul's headband and his apron from work, people would touch it, and they would be healed and demons would be cast out.
And notice that all the diseases and the physical healings are associated with demons. We are not talking about aunt Matilda that has the flu and if you send in $100.00 I will pray over a piece of material and send it to you.
And if you send it back and tell them you still have the flu, they tell you that it is your fault and that you don't have enough faith! Send me another hundred dollars and I will send you another cloth. So much money being made here!
Hope this helps?
Here are some references ( Acts 1:9-11, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-17, Rev 7:13&14, Matt 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, Luke 21:25-28)
Acts 1:9-11
9 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 stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Notice:
"and a cloud received him" and "so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven".
Sounds a lot Rev 1:7
What are you all's thoughts?
Matthew 1:6 Jesus called Christ, John 4:25, Luke 6:15, John 1:42, John 11:16, not Colossians 4:11,
Romans 2:17, Romans 7:3, same supposed writer as Acts , also Romans 9:26
Matthew 26:14, Luke 23:33, John 19:13, John 19:17, Acts 6:9, Revelation 11:8,
Revelation 12:9,
Luke 2:4, Luke 8:2, John 21:2, different than Acts 9:11,
Acts 1:23, Acts 9:36,
Colossians 3:15, 1John 3:1,
Hopefully these are all helpful in your study
So I started studying revelation on my own, and I believe that GOD has been guiding me. I started reading revelation, but didn't quite understand it to much. And I felt compelled to go on youtube and do some research. So I did, and listened to quite a few pastors talk about revelation, but what some of them where saying, just didn't seam to coincide with what I had read in revelation, even though I really myself didn't quite understand it. But something kept tugging on my heart. Now when I started this studying, I went into it with an opened mind, but I always knew GOD was a GOD of "order" and keeping things simple.
So I finally came across a pastor on youtube preaching & teaching revelation. And I felt with my heart that I found the right pastor that GOD evidently wanted me to find, but it took a while.
So anyway, I felt like my eyes have been opened up, and now I'm beginning to understand the bible a lot better.
From what I understand now as in ( Acts 1:9-11, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-17, Rev 7:13&14, Matt 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, Luke 21:25-28) kinda puts the rapture in the middle of the so called 7 year tribulation.
I would like your opinion,
Have a blessed day.
Thanks,
Doug
Acts 3, Peter & John continues into Acts 4,
The Apostles: Acts 5, Acts 6, specifically says the 12 , including the newly appointed. From Acts 1:26, Acts 9:27, Acts 11,
Philip: Acts 8,
Peter: Acts 9:32-42, Acts 10:5-48, Acts 11, Acts 12:3-7, Acts 12,
Barnabas: Acts 11:22-30,
James: Acts 12:1-2,
Mark, John, Barnabas, Acts 12:25,
That is just some of what the Apostles did after Pentecost. Please read through the Book of Acts, & rest of New Testament books for even more.
Hopefully these are all helpful
Jesus does not want us to be overly worked up about the timing of prophecy, because only God the Father knows when.
Jesus Himself, when He was on earth, said he did not know when some things would take place:
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Mark 13:32 (KJV)
Before His ascension, Jesus was pressed by his disciples about the time of fulfillment of some prophecies. He responded by saying they should not be too worked up about the timing of an event which God only controls, but that they should focus on the job of soulwinning instead, after receiving the Holy Spirit:
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:6-8 (KJV).
One thing we know for sure: Christ is not coming back until the world has been reached with the Gospel:
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matt 24:14 (KJV)
If so, then Peter was referring to Joel 2:28-32. A part of this prophecy has taken place at Pentecost (the birth of the Church) and the latter part of the prophecy (vv 30,31) is yet to take place. But all these events are placed in what is referred to as 'the last days' (i.e. the whole period of time from Jesus being sacrificed for our sins, His Spirit poured out upon those who've come to Him in faith, & the Church moving on & growing through evangelization & strengthening of the faithful, & eagerly waiting for the time when God finally begins to close the curtains of this age).
We do praise our merciful Lord for what He has done in your life; coming out of darkness into light - from death into His Life - that can only come from the Spirit of God working mightily in you & since then, through you. May your light continue to shine brightly & illumine many hearts still living in darkness, hopelessness & despair.