Acts Lesson 2: A Last Look {The Ascension - Up, Up, and Away!}

Acts Lesson 3: A Productive Wait {Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas: Right or Wrong?}

This lesson is on Acts 1:12-26 and what the disciples of Christ did after His Ascension.  They were told by Him to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father.  We discuss all those we know were included in the 120 disciples, as well as others we speculate may have been included. We learn about their unified minds (they were all in "one accord") and their passionate prayers and the very high regard they had for the Word of God!  We also discuss the decision of the eleven Apostles to appoint a replacement for Judas, who had betrayed the Lord (and had then hung himself).   We discuss the three qualifications needed to be one of the Twelve.  We also discuss how it was that Matthias, whose name means "gift of God," was chosen - and if this choice was "of God".  Was not Paul the Lord's choice for Judas' replacement?  Tune in to find out!

Acts Lesson 2: A Last Look {The Ascension - Up, Up, and Away!}

The Lord's final post-resurrection appearance.  It took place in Jerusalem, where He was again with His Apostles, teaching them for the last time about Himself from the Old Testament Scriptures.  When He completed His teaching session, He took His men to the Mount of Olives; the same place He had gone 43 days earlier to pray in Gethsemane and then allowed Himself to be arrested.  It had been the appointed hour for Him to be lifted up on a cross to die for the sins of the world.  Now, in His glorified, resurrected body, it was the appointed hour for Him to again be lifted up, but not on a cross!  This time, He would defy gravity and return to the glory He had with His Father in Eternity Past.  Do you know what the last act of the Lord Jesus was before He left this earth?  He lifted up His forever nailed-scarred hands to bless the men He entrusted with the task of blessing the world with the message of the blessed Gospel of salvation in Him! Learn about Christ's Ascension, and the important words of two angelic messengers to the Apostles about His one-day Return!

Acts Lesson 1: The Continuing Work {Linking the 4 Gospels to the Book of Acts}

The Book of Acts is the natural out-flow of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).  It is really what we could call the fifth book of the New Testament "Pentateuch"!  Although Acts is not considered a "gospel," it is an extension of them; it supplementary to them; it is an expansion of them.  It is the record of the continuing story of Christ working through His Church (i.e. ". . . the Lord added to the church daily . . ." (2:47).  The One working in Acts is the Ascended Christ, through His Spirit using the "mouths" and "hands" of the Church body. Acts, the inspired account of the first 40 years of the Lord working through His Church, presents for us a pattern of every other generation of the Church.  It is an historical book, not a doctrinal book.  It is "a pattern" for Christian enthusiasm, testimony, discipleship, mission-work, and church planting.  Although the Lord's work of redemption for sin was finished, His work of evangelism, through His Church, was just beginning!

Heaven - Part II {More Misconceptions Corrected in this Exciting Glimpse of The New Jerusalem} NEW STUDY!

In this second part of our evangelistic, Scripture-based study on Heaven, we get a glimpse of the final phase of Heaven and the fulfillment of Christ's name, "Emmanuel" - "God with us". We discuss (among other truths from God's Word) such questions as . . . When will God finally wipe away all the tears of believers? How does Revelation 21:1 disprove “The Gap Theory?” What about the gates of pearl in the wall of the New Jerusalem? What is their significance?  How large in the Eternal City? What is the shape of the Eternal City of God? A pyramid or a cube?  What will the New Earth be like? What might be the reason the New Earth will no longer have seas (oceans)? Will there still be water in Heaven? How does Revelation 22:1 reveal the presence of the Trinity Members in the New Jerusalem? Will we eat and drink in Heaven and, if so, what? How is the one-Divine Authorship of Scripture shown from Genesis to Revelation? And much more . . . listen and make sure you will spend eternity in this "beyond imagination" final phase of God's dwelling place with the redeemed saints of all the ages!

Heaven - Part I {Often Asked Heaven Questions Answered from Scripture}

For all Caldwell Commentary study books go to scripturetruth.com [http://scripturetruth.com]  or  mazon.com [http://Amazon.com] In the first part of this two-part study, we discuss many things (all based solely on Scripture) about the place we commonly call Heaven. Some of the topics we cover are: Is Heaven a literal place? Who goes there? How? What is "the PassWORD" (so to speak) to Heaven? Can we be sure of our salvation? How does Scripture describe a believer's death ? What are the various “phases” (changes) that have or will take place from the “Pre-Creation” Heaven to the “New Jerusalem” Heaven? What are the four great announcements of the completion of great Divine works found in Scripture? What will believers’ resurrection bodies be like? Will we really receive a resurrected body or just live eternally in a bodiless soul? Will we still be "us" (the same personality, gender, race)? What will our "apparent age" be in Heaven? Will we be able to do fourth dimensional things, like the resurrected Christ did? Why will there be no marriage in Heaven? Will we know one another in Heaven? Will we have the same "family" relationships (i.e., parents, spouse, children, etc.) as we had on Earth? Will we remember our earthly lives in Heaven or will a "memory swipe" be needed to remove all our sorrow and tears? Are those in Heaven aware of what is happening on Earth? Is there an “age of accountability”? Do we become angels when we die? Is Heaven really without “time”? How has marriage been a continuous theme and spiritual message in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation? An exciting study on about a place  you DO NOT WANT TO MISS! The Gospel is clearly presented, so share this message with those who need to know for certainly they will spend eternity with God!