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They Worshipped Him Praising God
Today, we are going to wrap up on study through the Gospel of Luke.
This will be the 54th message in this series and we will have covered 24 chapters.
May 2nd, 2021 is when we started this.
I am a bit surprised we got through this in 14 months!
Let’s get into this so we can see how this ends, well, how it begins!
Now, there are a couple of things here.
Remember, he is with the eleven and others, maybe the women are there with him too.
And after all they have see, and now seen the risen Lord, who has broken bread with them (NOTICE NO DRINKING, he would not drink with them until he returns)
They still don’t get it.
It is a strong accusation from the Gospel writer against us.
That we just won’t understand, we are always trying to GAIN POWER.
OPENED THEIR MIND: Explain, made them understand, not MYSTICAL.
Okay, I would like to say that this was a clear message found in the Tanak, the Hebrew Bible.
But it is not.
In fact, we are going to spend a few Sunday’s unpacking this verse by taking a quick journey through the Hebrew Bible.
We are not going to know the full impact of this until you read Acts and the rest of the NT.
Which you should do!
This PROMISE IS A BIG DEAL!
You can get more detail on this in the first chapter of Acts.
But there is something here that is important.
Is it taking them to Bethany?
NO
Is it lifting his hands to bless them?
Yes, but NO
Is it the manner in which he departs
(BTW…that word help, ezer, same word that is used of the woman in Genesis 2)
NOW…if a number of those who have spent time with Jesus when he OPENED THE SCRIPTURES TO THEM witness what is about to happen, they are going to draw a conclusion.
For this, we need to go to Acts, another book that was written by Luke.
Luke-Acts could be considered a single book.
Notice their question…They are still concerned with restoring the Kingdom to Israel.
Notice HIS RESPONSE…It is none of your business to know the dates and times.
(Concern with end times things is a bit of a waste of time)
(Concern with the signs, paying attention, is important)
BUT IT DOES NOT EVER SUPERSEDE OUR RESPONSIBILITY...
And where does this witnessing start?
Jerusalem (Keep that in mind)
Now, given what we just read in the Hebrew Scriptures, what conclusion are they going to draw from this?
If Jesus rides the clouds, and we just read that the LORD rides the clouds, then Jesus was God walking the earth with them.
Which then causes them to respond...
This is a great example of a chiasm in scripture that conveys the outcome of something they just learned.
Jesus has just completed walking them through the scriptures to explain the Messiah.
And he has just departed from their presence.
When they put together all that HE:
Did
Said
Explained
Plus his departure to heaven
Has convinced them that HE is WORTHY of WORSHIP.
And that is where Luke leaves us.
The question, from a literature point of view is this:
Will they go to Jerusalem (Yes)
Will they go to Judea and Samaria (Yes)
Will they go to the very ends of the earth (Yes and No)
That last part is left to you and me.
When I started this study through Luke, my hope was that you would see that you are playing a ROLE in the GREATEST COSMIC STORY OF REDEMPTION ever told.
That it WAS MORE than just a get out of HELL free card.
It was about you being the hands and feet of Jesus, bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to earth wherever you may go.
And the Kingdom is not a “place” on earth.
The Kingdom goes with you.
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