Act 1:6-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 1:6-11: 1:6-11 Jesus’ ascent into heaven (see also Luke 24:50-53 ) took place on the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:12 ; Luke 24:50 ). It was Jesus’ last physical appearance—he was taken into heaven, where he will remain “until the time for the final restoration of all things” (Acts 3:21 ).

Summary for Acts 1:6-11: 1:6-11 ^a Jesus’ ascent into heaven (see also Luke 24:50-53 ^b) took place on the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:12 ^c; Luke 24:50 ^d). It was Jesus’ last physical appearance—he was taken into heaven, where he will remain “until the time for the final restoration of all things” (Acts 3:21 ^e).
1:8 ^f This key verse outlines the geographical extension of the Good News from its Jewish starting point in Jerusalem and Judea (1:6–8:1 ^g), out to Samaria (8:4-25 ^h), Antioch in Syria (11:19-30 ⁱ), and eventually throughout the Mediterranean world to Rome (13:1–28:31 ^j). Christ later gave a similar call to be his witnesses ... to the ends of the earth to Saul of Tarsus (9:15 ^k), who had persecuted the Jewish Christians and then became the primary instrument for taking the Good News to the Gentiles.

• The Holy Spirit was the source of power for all this evangelistic and missionary effort.
1:10 ^l Christ’s rising into heaven indicates his elevation to a place of ultimate authority (see Eph 1:19-23 ^m; Phil 2:9-11 ⁿ).
1:11 ^o Jesus promised to return from heaven in the same way (see Matt 24:30 ^p; Mark 13:26 ^q; John 14:3 ^r). Jesus has gone to heaven to prepare the place for his followers (John 12:26 ^s; 14:1-4 ^t; 2 Cor 5:4 ^u; Phil 3:21 ^v; Heb 6:20 ^w).