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Instead, set your hearts and minds on the Holy Spirit, who will give you strong medicine when he comes. You will then tell my story in Village of Peace (Jerusalem) , in all the Land of Promise (Judea) and High Place (Samaria) , and then to the farthest parts of the earth—to all languages, tribes, and nations.”

“Times and seasons are in the Father’s hands,” he answered. “These things are not for you to know.

Once, during a meal with his followers, he said to them, “Wait here in the Sacred Village of Peace (Jerusalem) , for the gift from my Father that I already told you about—the Holy Spirit. He Shows Goodwill (John) performed the purification ceremony with water, but not many days from now, you will participate in the purification ceremony with the Holy Spirit.” They were all full of wonder about what was taking place. Was this the beginning of the new world the prophets of old had promised to the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel) ?

After he had suffered by being put to death on the cross, he returned to life and then appeared to his message bearers, giving them many proofs that he was truly alive again. For forty days he continued to appear to them, and through the Holy Spirit he instructed them further about Creator’s good road.

As he spoke these words, he was taken up and went into a cloud where they could no longer see him. His followers bowed down to honor him, and then, full of wonder and awe, they stood there looking up into the sky.

As they watched him go up into the spirit-world above, two men appeared before them in pure white garments. “Men of Circle of Nations (Galilee) !” they said. “Why are you looking up into the sky? This same Creator Sets Free (Jesus) , whom you saw going up into the spirit-world above, will return in the same manner you have seen him go.”