Act Acts, chapter Acts of the Apostles, chapter 1
The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Yeshua began both to do and to teach, Luk 1:3until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the emissaries whom he had chosen. Mrk 16:15; Jhn 20:21To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom. Mat 28:7; Mrk 16:14Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. Luk 24:49; Jhn 14:26For Yochanan indeed immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”Mat 3:11; Mrk 1:8
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”Dan 7:18; Dan 7:27; Amo 9:11
He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”Luk 24:49; Act 2:32
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. Mrk 16:19; Luk 24:51While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold,1:10 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. two men stood by them in white clothing, who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Yeshua, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”Dan 7:13; Mat 25:31; Mat 26:64; 1Th 1:10; Rev 1:7
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, Yochanan, Jacob, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, Jacob the son of Halfai, Simon the Zealot, and Judah the son of Jacob. Mat 10:2All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Miriam the mother of Yeshua, and with his brothers.
In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said, “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judah, who was guide to those who took Yeshua. Psa 41:9; Jhn 13:18; Jhn 18:3For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry. Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. Mat 27:5It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Hakel-Dema,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’ For it is written in the scroll of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation be made desolate.
Let no one dwell in it;’1:20 Psalms 69:25
and,
‘Let another take his office.’1:20 Psalms 109:8Psa 69:25; Psa 109:8
“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out among us, beginning from the immersion of Yochanan to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthiah. They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen to take part in this ministry and office of emissary from which Judah fell away, that he might go to his own place.” They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthiah; and he was counted with the Eleven emissaries.