The Acts of the Apostles

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“The great feature of Apostolic work is to bear ‘witness’ to Jesus and the resurrection, and by so doing to produce that ‘belief in the Lord Jesus’ which is the one requisite for admission into His Church, of which admission baptism is the visible sign, and the gift of the Holy Spirit the convincing proof. The message of Jesus is not for Jews or Jewish proselytes alone; it is to all, and for all, offered on the simplest terms, and limited by the fewest restrictions.” (Page xxvii)

“Pentecost was a festal day looked forward to as completing the period of harvest: hence, when it arrives, it can be spoken of as ‘being fulfilled’, ‘filled up’, ‘added to the now full tale of days’.” (Page 83)

“ἔταξαν] sc. οἱ ἀδελφοὶ from ver. 1. Paul says (Gal. 2:2) ἀνέβην δὲ κατ᾽ ἀποκάλυψιν” (Page 175)

“Βαβυλῶνος] Δαμασκοῦ, LXX. with Heb. The date of the ‘removal to Babylon’ is 588 b.c. in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.” (Page 127)

“The work which Jesus ‘began’ on earth is regarded as continued by the Apostles with the aid of Jesus in heaven” (Page 73)