Acts of the Apostles

The four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell of Jesus life on earth, his crucifixion, and his resurrection from the dead.

In the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus is still on earth instructing his followers to wait at Jerusalem for the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. He said they would receive more power with the Baptism with the Holy Ghost.

Then Jesus went back to heaven. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost with the speaking in unknown tongues came on the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2.

Acts tells the story of the Lord's church after his return to heaven.

Peter preaches to Cornelius, a gentile, and converts him to Christianity.

Included is the conversion of Saul of Tarsus to Christianity. The Lord stopped him on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians. The Lord said to him, "Why are you persecuting me?"

Paul said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord answered, "I am Jesus, whom you're persecuting." Paul said, "What do you want me to do." The Lord said, “Go into the city, and you'll be shown."

He became Paul the Apostle, the most prolific of the authors of the New Testament.

Paul suffered persecutions as an Apostle, including whippings, and was arrested and put on trial before the Jewish High Priest, then Governor Felix. Then when Festus replaced Felix, Paul found it necessary to appeal to Caesar, so Paul was sent to Rome.

Acts of the Apostles is from The Holy Bible, Hoehn Version, copyright 2011.