TEXTS FROM ACTS AND PSALMS

The texts from  Acts 1 and Psalm 68 have no overt parallel motif that would cast them into a prophecy-fulfillment scheme. Yet strikingly, both passages assume a common, profoundly biblical point of view of God's Reign. In  Acts 1 the Ascension means that the Jesus of the past is the risen Lord of the present, who through the Ascension moves into a position to return as the Lord of the future. In turn, Psalm 68 celebrates the kingship of God by recalling the Lord's past saving activities, God's present grace, and by looking forward to what God will do to achieve the standards of righteousness in the future.

Acts 1:6-14 - "The One Who Was, Is, and Shall Be"
Setting.  The lesson focuses on the Ascension of Jesus and the events that transpired in relation to it. Ve…