297th Post Jesus Said Promises Made to His Followers Con't - Authority of the Holy Spirit Con't. - Acts 1:8.

Acts 1: 8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Jesus spoke these words just before He Ascended into Heaven; and no longer was seen walking on the earth. He still appeared to His chosen from time to time, but did not appear to the masses publicly. If you look at the passage again, and read where they were to start witnessing, it happened just like Jesus asked them to do it. This was a form of prophecy, Jesus told them, and they together with the Holy Spirit's help got it done! How this was accomplished is written in the pages of Acts, and the rest of the Epistles. I will not go into more detail here, because we are only studying Jesus Words. Think about these words Jesus told them, they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the world. Jerusalem, they were still hiding in the Upper Room, afraid they would be arrested and killed by the Jews or the Romans. This must have seemed like an unsurmountable task. It was before the Helper came, but with His help, They Got It Done!!!