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The Apostle of the Reconciliation - Charles H. Welch
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THE APOSTLE OF THE RECONCILIATION
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The Lord's Words to His Apostles
`... speaking of the things
`And He said unto them,
These are the words which I
pertaining to the Kingdom of
spake unto you, while I was yet
God'.
with you, that all things must be
(Notice  how  these  two
fulfilled, which were written in
aspects of truth are brought
the law of Moses, and in the
together in the last verse of
prophets, and in the psalms,
Acts, `preaching the KINGDOM
concerning Me. Then opened He
OF GOD, and teaching those
their understanding, that they
things which concern the LORD
might understand the Scriptures'.
JESUS CHRIST' - an unobtrusive
connection such as delighted
Paley. Further, the fact of their
opened understanding shows
their question in Acts 1:6 to be
right and fitting, as also 1:16-
26.
The Commission
`... ye shall be witnesses
`... repentance and remission
of sins should be preached in His
unto Me both in Jerusalem, and
name  among  all  nations,
in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
beginning at Jerusalem. And ye
and unto the uttermost part of
are witnesses of these things'.
the earth'.
The Enduement.
`... commanded them that
`... behold, I send the promise
of My Father upon you: but tarry
they should not depart from
ye in the city of Jerusalem, until
Jerusalem, but wait for the
ye be endued with power from on
promise of the Father, which,
high'.
saith He, ye have heard of Me
... ye shall be baptized with the
Holy Ghost (holy spirit) not
many days hence ... ye shall
receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost (Spirit) is come
upon you'.
The Ascension
`And it came to pass, while
`And when He had spoken
these things, while they beheld,
He blessed them, He was parted
He was taken up; and a cloud
from them, and carried up into
heaven'.
received Him out of their sight'.
Notice how each supplements the other. The Gospel tells us, `He was parted from them', but does not say how;
Acts adds the information concerning `the cloud'. Acts also adds statements regarding the angels and the second
coming of the Lord.