Compléter Acts Chapters 1 and 2Version en ligne Worksheet for Acts Chapters 1 and 2 par Mike Thro 1 revealed Church military beginning ascension mandated resurrection Church sacred risen Spirit end second Paul political Jesus not time human Holy 1 . The introductory material in Acts of the Apostles connects it with the Gospel of Luke and shows that the Apostles were instructed by the Jesus . 2 . The " parousia " is the the coming of Christ 3 . Luke ? s reference to the parousia in verses 6 - 11 is done to point out that the parousia will occur as certainly as the did 4 . In verses 12 - 26 of Chapter 1 , Luke lists the Apostles in order to stress their role as divinely witnesses of Jesus 5 . Luke uses the sacred number forty ( 40 ) days as the period of time in which Jesus appeared to and instructed his apostles after his resurrection . He uses the sacred number " 40 " because he regards the time Jesus spent with them as 6 . For Luke , the Ascension marks the end of the appearances except for the extraordinary appearance to . 7 . With regard to Luke ? s understanding of Salvation History , the Ascension also marks the of the time of and the of the time of the 8 . The " promise of the Father " means the 9 . The question the apostles ask Jesus ( " Lord , are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel ? " Acts 1 : 6 ) implies that they expected him to be a , leader 10 . When the above expectation of the Apostles ( regarding Jesus ? role as leader ) was not fulfilled during his earthly , historical ministry they ask him if it is to take place during the of the 11 . Jesus response to their question ( found in chapter 1 verse 7 ) echoes the tradition about the parousia that the time of the second coming will be to