SCRIPTURES

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) . . . LUKE FIRST WROTE ABOUT YAHUSHA IN HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY (THE GOSPEL OF LUKE) AND NOW HE WRITES ABOUT HIM IN HIS DIVINE, HEAVENLY MINISTRY. IN THE GOSPELS WE SAW THE SEED FALLING INTO THE GROUND, DYING AND IN ACTS WE SEE THIS SEED BRING FORTH A HUGE HARVEST OF FRUIT. ACTS IS THE ONLY UNFINISHED BOOK IN SCRIPTURE, HAVING NO `AMEIN' AT THE END, FOR THE WORK (AND ACTS) OF YAHUSHA'S BRIDE ARE STILL BEING RECORDED IN THE BOOKS O

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... AS INSTRUCTED, 120 OF YAHUSHA'S FOLLOWERS HAVE BEEN GATHERING TOGETHER FOR AROUND A WEEK NOW (SINCE HE ASCENDED INTO THE SKY) AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE PROMISE OF HIS DIVINE SET-APART SPIRIT, PROPHESIED IN JEREMIAH (TORAH WRITTEN ON HEARTS) AND EZEKIEL (NEW HEART, NEW SPIRIT). 1 A week after YAHUSHA ascended it was the day of Pentecost, the annual Feast to celebrate the giving of the Divine Torah Laws (WEDDING VOWS) to M

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 One day Peter and John went up to the Temple at around 3pm (the time for daily prayer). 2 As they were entering, there was a man who had been crippled all his life. He was being carried by some friends who brought him to the Temple every day. They put him by the gate called `beautiful’ and there he begged for money from the people going to the Temple. 3 That day he saw Peter and John going into the Temple area and ask

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Peter and John were still talking to the people (AFTER THE MIRACLE OF THE LAME MAN WALKING), when some Priests, the Captain of the Temple Guard (POLICE), and some Sadducees arrived. 2 These men were furious because Peter and John were teaching the people that the dead would be raised up (after physical death) just as Yahusha had been raised from the dead. 3 It was already late in the afternoon, so they arrested Pet

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. 2 But they agreed to lie and hold back some of the money for themselves. So when Ananias took the rest of the money to Yahusha's Disciples, 3 Peter said, “Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of the property? Why have you lied to Yahusha’s Spirit? 4 The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money w

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 A lot of people were now becoming followers of YAHUSHA. But some of the ones who spoke Greek started to grumble about the ones who spoke Hebrew, saying that the Greek-speaking widows were not given their share of food when the supplies were handed out each day. 2 So YAHUSHA'S twelve Disciples called the whole group of followers together and said, “It's not a good idea for us to leave Alahim's Word (STUDYING & PREACHING

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... STEPHEN HAS JUST BEEN MURDERED AND THE WITNESSES WHO THREW THE STONES PUT HIS GARMENTS AT THE FEET OF THE JEWISH LEADER SAUL. 1-2 Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some other followers buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. And on that day the Jewish Leaders began a great campaign of hate and persecution against the new fellowship in Jerusalem, making them suffer incredibly. And Saul was completely

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 In Jerusalem Saul was still breathing threats and murder against YAHUSHA’S Followers, in an attempt to kill them all. He went to the High Priest 2 and asked him to write letters to the Synagogues in the City of Damascus, for Saul wanted the High Priest to give him the authority to hunt down people in Damascus who were followers of ‘the Way’ . And if he found any believers there (men or women) he would arrest them and br

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 In the city of Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a Roman Army Officer in what was called the Italian Unit. 2 He and all the others who lived in his house were dedicated followers of Alahim. He gave much of his money to help the poor people and always prayed to Alahim. 3 One afternoon about three o’clock, Cornelius had a vision. He clearly saw an Angel from Alahim coming to him and saying, “Cornelius!” 4 Staring

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 And Yahusha’s Followers and the believers in Judea heard that the Gentiles (NATIONS) had accepted YAHUSHA'S teaching too. 2 But when Peter came to Jerusalem, some Jewish believers argued with him, 3 saying, “You went into the homes of people who are not Jews and are not circumcised, and you even ate with them!” (MAKING HIM RITUALLY IMPURE ACCORDING TO THEIR LAWS) 4 So Peter explained the whole story to them. 5 He said

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 In the Assembly at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (also called Niger), Lucius (from the city of Cyrene), Manaen (who had grown up with King Herod), and Saul. 2 These men were all serving YAHUSHA and fasting when the Set-Apart Spirit said to them, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to do a special work for Me. They are the ones I’ve chosen to do it.” 3 So the Assembly fasted and prayed

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Paul and Barnabas went to the city of Iconium, and (as they did in Antioch), they entered the Jewish Synagogue, speaking to the people there. (THEY WENT TO THE JEW FIRST) And they spoke so well that many Jews and Greeks believed what they were saying. 2 But some of the Jews did not believe, and murmured things that caused the Gentiles to be angry and turn against those who did believe. 3 So INSTEAD OF RUNNING AWAY WHEN

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Then some men came to Antioch from Judea and began teaching the Gentile believers: “You can’t be delivered if you’re not circumcised as Moses taught us.” 2 Paul and Barnabas were against this teaching and argued with these men about it. So the group decided to send Paul, Barnabas, and some others to Jerusalem to talk more about this with the other followers and elders. 3 The Assembly helped them get ready to leave on th

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Paul went to the city of Derbe and then to Lystra, where a follower of YAHUSHA named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 The believers in the cities of Lystra and Iconium had only good things to say about him. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him, but all the Jews living in that area knew that his father was a Greek. So Paul circumcised Timothy to please the Jews. 4

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Paul and Silas traveled through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia. They came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 Paul went into the Synagogue to see the Jews as he always did. The next three weeks, on each Sabbath Day, he reasoned the Ancient Scriptures with them. PAUL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LOCAL SYNAGOGUES BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE HE WOULD FIND TORAH-OBEDIENT BROTHERS WHO'D OFFER HOSPIT

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 While Apollos was in the city of Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on his way to Ephesus, where he found some other followers of YAHUSHA. 2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Set-Apart Spirit of YAHUSHA when you believed?” These followers said, “ What? We’ve never even heard of a Set-Apart Spirit!” 3 “Then what the hell kinda baptism did you guys have then?” “It was the baptism that John taught.” 4 “Ahh I getcha …

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 When all the uproar and trouble had stopped (FROM THE EPHESUS RIOT), Paul called YAHUSHA’S followers to come visit him, and after embracing and encouraging them, he left for Macedonia. 2 And he had many words to uplift the followers in those places too. 3 Then he went to Greece and stayed there three months. (LIKELY THIS WAS IN THE WINTER WHEN TRAVELING WAS USUALLY SUSPENDED, OR UNTIL THE SHIPPING LANES REOPENED). Paul

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 After we said goodbye and tore ourselves away from them, we sailed a straight course to Cos island. The next day we went to the island of Rhodes, and from there we went to Patara. 2 There we found a ship that was going to the area of Phoenicia. We got on the ship and sailed away. 3 We sailed near the island of Cyprus. We could see it on the north side, but we did not stop. We sailed to the country of Syria. We stopped at

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Paul said, “Men, brothers, fathers, please listen to me! Let me explain myself to you!" 2 And when the Jews heard Paul speaking in Hebrew, they all shut up and Paul said, 3 “I'm a Jew, born in Tarsus, in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel, who carefully taught me everything about the Law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving Alahim, the same as all of you here today. 4

Written by Yahusha's Student: LUKE (the Doctor) ... 1 Paul looked intently at the council members and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before YAHUSHA. I have always done what I thought was right.” 2 Ananias, the high priest, was there, and when he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth. TO SHAME HIM, FOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST THEN, AS NOW, A MALE BEING STRUCK ON THE FACE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS HONOUR - AN EX