Jesus’ Last Appearance to His Disciples in Jerusalem, and His Ascension from Bethany
Jesus’ Last Appearance to His Disciples in Jerusalem, and His Ascension
from Bethany. Luke 24:44-53; compare Mark 16:19, 20; Acts 1:1-14.
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS.
7. Jesus’ last conversation zvith His disciples in Jerusalem, vv. 44-49-
Of what two things did Jesus say the events which had occurred were a fulfillment? Why did He say, “While I was yet with you”? Was He not “with them”
still? Will He ever be with us again in the sense He had been with the eleven? (John 14:3; I Thess. 4:17.) What was it He had said while He was yet with them? How much must be fulfilled? Why must they all be fulfilled? (John 10:35; Titus 1:2.) Have all things which are written in the Law, etc., concerning Jesus been fulfilled? (e. g. Zech. 12:10; 14:3, 4-) Where in the Old Testament did Jesus say there were prophecies concerning Himself? To the inspiration of what portions of the Old Testament did He then testify? To whose authorship did He attribute the Law? By how many of the prophets had God borne testimony concerning Christ? (Acts 3:18, 24; 10:43.) Where in the Law of Moses is there anything written concerning Him? (Gen. 3:15; 22:18; Ex. 12:3, 5, 6, 7, 13; Deut. 18:15-19.) Where is there anything written in the prophets concerning Him? [Is. 7:14; 9:6; 11:1-4, 10; 53:1-12; 61:1-3; Jer. 23:5; Ezek. 34:23; Dan. 9:24, 26; Hos. 3:5; Joel 2:28-31; Amos 9:11 (Ob. 17); Mic. 5:2; Nah. 1:15; Hab. 2:2-4; 3:2-16; Zeph. 3:8, 9, 17, 20; Hag. 2:7; Zech. 6:12; 9:9; Mai. 3:1-3.] Where in the Psalms is there anything written concerning Him? (Ps. 16:10; 118:22, etc.) What are the main facts about Jesus to which the Old Testament Scriptures bear witness? (Acts 17:2, 3; i Peter i:ii; divinity, death, resurrection, coming again.) What is the spirit of all prophecy? (Rev. 19:10.) What is Jesus recorded in the 45th verse as doing for His disciples? Before we can understand Scripture what must be done for us? Does learning and digging into the text enable a man to understand the Scriptures? (i Cor. 2:14.) How did Jesus open the minds of His disciples to understand the Scripture? Can Jesus open the eyes of men today as well as when He was on earth? (John 16:7.) How does Jesus nowadays open the minds of men to understand the Scriptures? (John 14:26; 16:13, 14; I Cor. 2:10, II.) What can we do that will make it sure that Christ will by His Spirit open our minds to understand the Scriptures? (John 7:17; Matt. 11:25; James i:5-7; Ps. 119:18.) Have we anything to do with opening the eyes
of men to see the truth? (Acts 26:16, 18.) Why do men need to have their eyes opened? (2 Cor. 4:3, 4, 6.) In the study of any passage of Scripture what is the first help we should seek? What are the points of Christ’s summary of what had been written of Him (vv. 46, 47)? Where had it been written that He should rise again? (Ps. 16:10; compare Acts 2 :25-3i; Is. 53:10.) Where had it been written that He should rise the third day? (Compare Ps. r6:io; compare John 11:39; Acts 2:27: Hos. 6:2; also I Cor. 15:4; Jonah 1:17.) What should be preached? What is repentance? (Luke 11:32; compare Jonah 3:5, 10; 2 Cor. 7:10; Matt. 21:29.) Ought we to preach repentance? (Acts 2:38; 20:20, 21; 26:20.) What else was to be preached? What does remission mean? (Ps. 103:12.) Should remission of sins be preached before or after repentance? (Compare Acts 16:29-31.) What is the first thing to show the sinner? The second? How should remission be preached? What is meant by “in His name”? (Eph. 1:7.) Who can have remission in His name? (Acts 10:43.) How widely should remission be preached? Has the church been faithful to this part of its commission? Who is to blame? Is there any hint in the Old Testament of this universal reach of the Gospel? (Ps. 22 :27; 67 :2-4; Is. 2:1-3; ii:io; 49:6, etc.) Where should a beginning be made? Why at Jerusalem? (Acts 13:46.) Is there any practical lesson for us in that they were to begin at Jerusalem? Were they to stop at Jerusalem? What was the office of the disciples to be? What is a witness’s business? (Acts 22:15; i John 1 :3.) To what especially were the apostles to bear testimony? (Acts 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 13:31) What is the Gospel primarily, facts or theories? (i Cor. 15:1, 3, 4.) How are facts to be proven by argument or testimony? To what facts principally is it the duty of the Christian today to testify? Is the saving power of Christ to be proven by argument or testimony? What is the first qualification of a good witness? What qualification for witnessing had the disciples at this time? What other qualification was it necessary they should have? From whom were they to get it? In what was Christ to give it? (Acts i :8.) How necessary was it that they should have this qualification? What does the word translated “tarry” mean literally? Was it not wasting time to “sit still”? When is sitting still not wasting time? What would be the result of the coming of the Holy Spirit? (Acts 1 :8.) Would they have had power if they had gone before the Holy Spirit came? Why is it so many of us have so little power in our testimony? What does “endued” mean? Can we be endued with this power? (Acts 2:38, 39.) What did the Apostles have to base their faith upon that they would receive this power? What have we to base our faith upon? How can we get this “power from on high”? (Acts 2 :38, 39; Gal. 3 :2; Is. 44 :3; Acts 5:32; Luke 11:13; James 1:6, 7.)
2. The ascension, vv. 50-53.
WTiere was the final scene of Christ’s meeting with His disciples? What happened at Bethany? What was He doing as He parted from them? What did Christ enter heaven for? (Heb. 9:24; John 14:2.) Has the ascension of Jesus anything to do with the believer’s security? (Ro. 8:34.) What are the four facts upon which the believer’s security rests? (Ro. 8:34; Acts i:ii; Heb. 9:28.) Did Jesus Christ go back to heaven just as He came from heaven? In Christ what is now seated on the throne with God? Of what is His
presence upon the throne a guarantee? (John 12:26; Rev. 3:21.) What five things are the disciples represented as doing? (vv. 52, S3; worshipping, obeying, rejoicing, abiding in the temple, praising God.) Why did the disciples worship Jesus just at this point? Were they right in supposing His ascension demonstrated His divinity?
CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHINGS.
1. God.
(i) The Father: Promises the Holy Spirit, 49; receives the praises of His children, 53.
(2) The Son:
The One to whom Moses, the prophets and psalmists point forward, 44; crucified, 46; risen, 46; ascended, 51; purchases remission of sin, 47; opens the mind to understand the Scriptures, 45; gives the Holy Spirit, 49; is worshipped as divine, 52.
(3) The Holy Spirit:
Endues men with power, 49.
2. Scripture.
Its certainty:
Not one jot or tittle can fail, 44. Its absolute authority:
Christ guarantees it, 44.
Its only infalHble interpreter:
Jesus, 45.
Its central subject:
Jesus Christ, 44.
3. The believer.
What he has done:
Repented, 47.
What he has received:
Remission, 47.
What he should seek:
Mind opened, 45.
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Whom he will worship:
Jesus Christ, 52.
Whom he will bless:
God, 53.
What he is to be:
A witness, 48.
What he is to believe.
A crucified Christ, 46; a risen Christ, 46; an ascended Christ, 51; the whole Bible, 44.
What he is to preach:
Repentance, 47; remission in His name,
47; Christ, 48.
What he has to rely upon:
Power from on high, 49.
What he has to do:
Sit still until endued with power, etc., 49; rejoice greatly, 52. What he can base his assurance upon: Death, resurrection, ascension and coming again of Christ.
TEXTUAL INDEX.
The references indicated by asterisks (*) are passages to be compared with those upon
which the lessons themselves are based.
MATTHEW LESSON page lesson page
*20:29-34 101 224 9:14-29 60 132
LESSON PAGE *21:1-11 105 232 * 9:30-35 61 135
2:1-18 2 9 *21 :12-22 106 235 *10 :1 69 152
* 2:23 5 14 21:23-46 107 238 *10 :2-16 97 214
♦3:1-12 6 16 22:1-14 lOS 242 10:17-27 98 216
* 3:13-17 7 18 22:15-22 109 244 *10:28-31 99 218
4 :1-11 8 19 22 :23-46 110 247 10 :32-45 100 222
* 4 :18-20 18 41 23 :l-36 Ill 250 *10 :46-52 101 224
* 4 :23 20 45 *24 :l-28 113 258 *11 :1-11 105 232
5 :1-16 27 60 24 :29-51 114 261 11 :12-26 106 235
5 :17-48 28 62 *24 :43-51 80 177 *12 :18-37 110 24T
6:1-18 29 64 25:1-13 115 263 »13 :l-23 113 258
6:19-34 30 67 25:14-30 116 205 *13 :24-37 114 261
7:1-12 31 68 25:31-46 117 268 14:3-0 104 231
* 7 :7-12 77 171 26:6-10 104 231 *14 :12-26 118 271
7 :13-29 32 70 *26 :17-30 118 271 *14 :1S-21 120 277
* 8:1-4 20 45 *2G :21-25 120 277 *14 :32-42 127 300
* 8 :1-13 33 72 20 :36-46 127 300 14 :43-54 128 302
* 8 :14-17 19 43 *2ii :47-56 128 302 14 :55-65 129 306
* 8 :lS-27. 42 91 *26 :57-67 129 306 14 :66-72 128 302
* 8 :19-22 69 152 *20 :60-75 128 302 *15 :l-20 130 301
* 8 :28-34 43 93 *27 :2 130 309 *15 :16-19 131 312
*9:1 45 98 *27 :11-31 130 309 *15 :21-32 132 315
* 9 :l-8 21 46 *27 :25-30 131 312 *15 :33-41 133 317
* 9 :9-17 22 49 *27 :32-44 ... 1.32 315 *15 :42-47 1.34 319
* 9 :18-19 45 98 27 :45-56 133 317 *16 :1-11 135 322
* 9:20-22 44 96 27:61-66 134 319 •16:15-18 139 339
♦9:23-26 45 98 *28 :1-15 135 322 ♦16:19, 20 140 341
9 :27-34 46 100 28 :16-i:o. 139 339
9:35-10:10 .... 47 102 LUKE
•10:2-4 26 58 MARK
♦11:2-19 35 76 ^yiiii 2:1-20 3 11
11 :25-30 71 157 ♦I :l-8 6 1; 2 :21-39 4 12
♦12:1-14 25 56 1:9-11 7 18 2:40-52 5 14
♦12:1.5-21 26 58 ^1:12, 13 S 19 3:1-18 6 16
♦12 :22-50 37 80 ♦I :16-20 18 41 3 :21-23 7 18
13 :l-23 38 82 1 :21-35 IC^ 43 4 :1-13 8 19
♦13 :16-17 71 157 1 :36-45 20 45 4 :16-32 17 39
13 :24-30 39 85 2 :1-12 21 46 4 :31-41 19 43
13 :31-33 40 87 2 :13-22 22 49 4 :42-44 20 45
13:36-43 39 85 2:23 — 3:6 25 56 5:1-11 18 41
13 :44-52 41 88 3 :7-19 26 58 5 :17-26 21 46
•13 :54-58 46 100 3 :20-35 37 80 5 :27-39 22 49
♦14:1-12 48 104 4:1-20 38 82 6:1-11 25 56
♦14 :13-21 49 107 4 :26-29 40 87 6 :12-19 26 58
14 :22-36 50 109 4 :35-41 42 91 7 :1-10 33 72
♦15:1-20 53 117 5:1-20 43 93 7:11-17 34 74
15:21-28 54 119 5:21-23 45 98 7:18-35 35 76
15 :29-31 55 121 5 :24-34 44 96 7 :36-50 36 78
♦15 :32-.39 55 121 5 :35-43 45 98 8 :4-15 38 82
16:1-12 56 123 6:1-6 46 100 8:22-25 42 91
16 :1.3-20 57 126 6 :14-29 48 104 8 :26-39 43 93
16 :21-28 58 128 6 :30-44 49 107 8 :40-42 45 98
17 :1-13 59 1.30 6 :45-56 50 109 8 :4.3-48 44 96
•17 :14-20 60 132 7 :l-23 53 117 8 :49-56 45 98
17:22 — 18:14 ... 61 135 7:24-30 54 119 * 9:7-9 48 104
18 :15-35 62 137 7 :31 — 8 :10 55 121 9 :10-17 49 107
♦19:1-2 69 152 8:10-21 56 123 9:18-21 57 126
19 :.3-15 97 214 8 :22-26 56 123 9 :22-27 58 128
♦19:16-26 98 216 ♦8:27-30 57 126 9 :28-.36 59 1.30
19 :27 — 20 :16 ... 99 218 8 :31 — 9 :1 58 128 9 :37-43 60 132
♦20 :17-28 100 222 9 :2-13 59 130 9 :43-50 61 135 LESSON
PAGE
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PAGE
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9 :51-62
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152 *
21 :37-38
7 :25-36...
10:1-16
22:7-20.
7 :37-53...
.... 65
10 :17-24
157 *
22:21-23
8 :12-24...
10 :25-37
159 *
22 :39-45
8 :25-47...
10 :38-42
161 *
22 :47-62
8:48-59 ...
11:1-13
171 *
22 :54-56
9 :1-41
*ll:14-36
22 :63-65
10 :1-21
12:13-21
23 ‘1-25
10 :22-43...
12 :22-34
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23: 20-38
11:1-16
12 :3.j-48
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23 :39-45
11 :17-45...
13:1-17
180 *
23 :47-49
11 :46-57...
13 :22-35
182 *
23 :50-56
*11:55 — 12:11
...104
2S1
14 :l-6
185 *
23 :56 — 24
:12 .. .135
*12 :12-19...
14:7-14
24: 13-35
12 :20-50...
14 :15-24
24 :44-53
13:1-17
14 :2ri-35
13 :18-.38...
15:1-10
JOHN
14:1-15
15:11-24
14:15-27 ...
16:1-18
1 :1-1S.
15 :1-17
16 :19-31
200 *
1: 19-34
15:18 — 16:6
17:11-19
1 :35-51
16 :7-33
18:1-8
2:1-12.
17:1-26
18 :9-14
2: 13-25
*18:l-27
*18:15-17
3 :1-21.
* 18:28-39 ...
*18:lS-27
4:1-30.
19:1-16
* 18:28-30
4 :31-42
*19:16-23 ...
*18 :31-34
4 :43-54
*19 :25-30...
18 :;:.-,-43
5:1-16.
19 :31-42...
10:1-10
5 :17-47
20:1-18 ....
19:11-28
229 *
6:1-13.
20 :19-31...
19 :2!)-44
6 :14-21
21 :l-24
*19:45-48
6 :22-51
*20 :20-44
6 :52-71
ACT’5
21 :5-24
258 *
6 :67-69
♦21:25-36
7 :l-24.
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