 People must be some sort of nerd some sort of some sort of Bible weirdo to want to get up on a Saturday and to talk about Anything relating to the Bible It's not about a false teacher a false prophet who did this who said you guys must you guys are some sort of weirdos I've concluded that or or maybe what it is is that you actually Maybe you actually love the Bible. You want to delve deeply into the Bible Maybe that's what it is Well, that kind of makes you weird also because you love the Bible you want to look into it talk about stuff like observation and and interpretation things like that You weird and you love the Bible and you love the word of the Lord because you love the word of the Lord That makes you weird in this world, which is a good thing, which is a good thing. So now we want to go over By the way You're you don't get a an F for the assignment Because you're going to use this the whole point of this is you're going to utilize what we're doing forever From now on I don't care if you have if it's five years from now if it's 40 years from now Now you won't necessarily call it observation and then the other things will look at interpretation You want to say call it that it'll just be kind of second nature For example, if I gave you a sentence if I spoke to you guys and said something and I also use some metaphors idioms. I use some figures of speech I Don't have to explain that I don't have to when I say Something as a metaphor or figure of speech. I don't have to then put a disclaimer saying that by the way This is a metaphor. This is a figure of speech to refer to something that you don't I don't do that You already know that right because these things that we speak about these definitions these things these tools that we use We do them and we use them instinctively. We already know what those things are even if I shift to a Specific genre if I'm speaking let's say the kind of poetically or what we might even call it a tongue-in-cheek You still know that Well, I should say you know in most cases people know that sometimes people don't but as you get to hearing people over and over again I saw a video. I thought I thought it was so cute. I thought it was so cute. There was a young lady I'm not sure who she was but she had a picture of her. Oh, she had her her Daughter on her lap and she was talking about the responsibility of a grandparent the grandparent you wanted grandkids You wanted this and so now this is yours. I don't want to hear about you talking about. I'm tired. That's not my child It's my grandchild. No Grand and she started talking about how grand means greater and so forth It was really funny and most people I should take it back a lot of people understood that she was joking Some people didn't so she was she was not being serious So she had to come back in the comments later and say guys. I was just joking Sometimes you do understand the genre that you're speaking of that that you're talking in or that you're reading Sometimes not all the time, but it's gonna be key And we'll look at that later on that is going to be key paramount to also understand How they're writing to you how they're how they are speaking to you now in 90% of the cases when we look at the Bible I wouldn't say 90% I won't put a number on it, but in most cases Things are to be understood kind of in a plain way of understanding even even we're looking at let's say as far as poetry There still is a plain understanding to the text Even though there might be a little bit of hyperbole There might there might be a little nuance of the words same thing if we're looking at at a book like revelations or prophecy So that being the case, let's go ahead and jump into the assignment the assignment was to go to acts one and Acts one eight very famous passage go to acts one and eight and then come up with 25 observations 25 Observations after you do the 25 observations. What did you do? You set back some of you guys some of you guys were were nerds Some of you guys were the a students the goody two shoes Yeah, some of you guys were the kids that brought the teachers at Apple and so forth. I instead of 25 I did 26. I did 20. I did 30. I did 40 ever Yeah, then the fire and some of you guys like man, it's kind of hard to do 25. It's hard to do 20 just to Do 25? Okay, let me look at this again Then like a real jerk. I came back and said now after that give me 25 more But you were able to do it So let's go and look at some of these right now some so well Do we turn these in you can turn me if you want to just send the info at smart Christians that or or Just great on yourself Because it's not important as to whether you got to you yourself know if you've got 25 because I won't go and look okay Yeah, man. No now I might look at something and say yeah No, what you did was interpret because what you want to do in this is get away from Offering an interpretation of the text So now I'm gonna put you guys on the screen because I want you guys to participate in this and then I want you Guys to see that I end up writing out 262 did you really they're supposed to be either is it 327? Observations that you could possibly make So anyway now Jeff, did you really come up with 262? Did Jeff did you really come up with? 262 Okay, we'll see anyway. Let's go to the matter of fact if you did to see to I want you I want you to email me your answers. That's what I want So anyway, let's go to it verse eight So guys as we look at the text as We look at the text and I'm looking at you guys on the screen as well Let's start naming off some observations Now again, you did 25 you kept to come back the following week and did 25 again Then we expanded before we go to the expanded version of the of the observations Let's just look at it's 12 pages. My fingers are broken. Okay Uh, let's look at the at the text acts eight. So What what's probably the first observation that you could see? Looking at the text we just want to say and by the way, we won't look at If you can identify who speaking then by all means if you can find what's being said where if that's if that's demonstrated Then fine, but do not do not I think this is in let's say this is in Jerusalem or This is before so you can't give any interpretation Joshua says we don't know who was speaking that's an observation there that Joshua. That's an observation. Okay, so Give me an observation. What's the first or one of the first observations of the first observation that you guys see Well, the first one that you should be able to see is but This word but and it's actually written out Where is it this word is actually written out in the Greek? Oh, which is but this is a conjunction and by the way You could use any version you wanted to and if you wanted to go and get a an inner linear If you wanted to get the Greek, that's fine. Also. So yeah, Jermaine. So you say but it's a conjunction use connect ideas You can say it's a contrast. That's an observation. Okay Then you notice you well you who is the you? Okay, who is the you that's being spoken of by the way the you in the English is there But you could also say that the you is not there in the Greek Okay, the you's implied in the word to receive so so But you we see you there you who is the you is this is this a singular you or is this a plural you Now you guys are saying we don't know who the audience is which is a good observation Make that an observation. I Observe that the audience is not is not named. I also observe that the speaker is not named We don't know who the speaker is do we? Well, we do but just from observing that text just this verse. We have we don't know We don't know who the audience is just from observing that text We don't know where they are just from observing that text Okay, so you can give a negative observation to say that I don't know who we don't know who the speaker is We don't know where they are. Okay, and you don't want to go too far We don't know if it was a Monday or Tuesday. We don't know if it was a Wednesday We don't you know, you don't want to go that far. You want to kind of stick with the text, okay? but now notice something here if you notice that Yes, tell me you can ask questions if you notice the you You might even notice Observe how many times you is there in this text? Here's a you right here. That's one you and then here's another you right there And let's see L and here's another you so you is actually showing up three times So you now someone said it's plural Correct. So if I said it's plural, so this is plural. What about this? The Holy Spirit will when the Holy Spirit to come upon you And then you against you can observe that it's that you is used three times And you can also observe that you is used three times in the plural You can say that You can say we'll receive So what have you observed about that you will receive let me let me go back to the record screen because I want I want to see what you guys and I want you all to see what others are saying as well Um Three times, okay, what are what are some of the observations guys just just at random throw throw observations that you have Jermaine says shall we'll certain death exactly. That's an observation that they definitely will When will they receive? Can you can you observe when well you can't observe exactly when but you can observe that it's in the future Okay, and When the Holy Spirit has come upon you Now this word come upon you can you determine is this Excuse me. Can you determine? How the Holy Spirit will come upon them you you really can't from this passage. Can you? You really cannot I observe that I have not as observing as I thought But you will be You will be your your job What's gonna happen is you are going to become biblical detectives you are going to become investigators You're gonna look at the text and you'll start saying this stuff. Okay, this jumps out This jumps out this jumps out this jumps out and then what you'll also start noticing is what doesn't jump out Okay, as a matter of fact, let's pause there for a second. I use this as an example I use this as an example often about what jumps out and then what doesn't jump out Sometimes we kind of blur the line Y'all heard me talk about how many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost, okay? That's my that's my question. So I'll ask you guys this question How many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost? So let's go to that passage and so while we're going there you guys tell me how many people were on We're in the upper room on the day of Pentecost anybody have an answer because this is this speaks to Observation or this speaks to even how we can add something there. That's not there Okay, we and we do that a lot. We do that often The answer what's what's the answer to how many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost? I'm seeing I'm seeing some some answers. I'm seeing some close to the answers. I See about 120. I see 11. I see 12 disciples Chris says I have to go look it up. Justin says it doesn't say how many people Now listen to my question how many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost How many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost? And if I were to go to Acts chapter 2 All the way down to verse 4 where we see this Let's put on the screen I'll ask the question again and When the day of point when the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place and suddenly there came from heaven a Noise like a violent rushing wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting and there appeared to them Tongues as a fire Distributing themselves and they rested on each one of them and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking with other tongues As the Holy Spirit was giving them utterances. So here's my question again one more time How many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost thus far? No one has gotten the answer. Correct. I'm scrolling through thus far just in his clothes Just in his clothes Again, how many people listen to the listen to every single word that I'm asking you How many people were in the upper room on the day of Pentecost? Well, the answer is We don't know that they were in the upper room. So you cannot you cannot answer the question It does not say they were in the upper room Does it as a let's go back to it and this is where what we do sometimes we add something there That may not be there Okay Now if there now the number of people that were gathered together is 12 total because we'll read further where Peter stands up in the midst of the of the 11 So 11 plus Peter that's 12 But notice what it says and when the day so if we were to give and an observation to this text right here We see it starts off with and are also even nameless. That's what the work. Hi is now So we see a bit of a shift now to what degree we can't make too much of an observation off that or interpretation off that just off of verse 1 but it seems to delineate between chapters 2 and chapters 1 and when the day or And in the day So we know it's a different day of Penal cost that come they were all together in one place Now here's the question Where were they together at? Night of faces D. None of the above correct. Where were they together at monkey move says all together in one place? Well question What is the one place? Were they in let's let's continue and suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a rushing white Mighty wind and it filled the whole house Where they were sitting so they were in a house But we don't know whose house where the house was all it just says was they were in one place together That is in the house Was this a two-story house? One story house. Is this the same room that they were all staying in previously in chapter one? It doesn't say Chapter one says that there were about about 120 disciples in total with them But they weren't there together on the day of Pentecost with them in that room be a pretty big room right be a pretty big room So the point is we get carried away sometimes why because somebody else said something and it just catches on There are certain certain Statements certain quotes that have been attributed to the Bible that aren't there God helps those who help themselves. Well, that's not in the Bible You take one step for he takes two steps things like that. That's not in the Bible or we take a passage and we reinterpret it We do that so what happens is with this observation We look at the text and we let the text lead us what rather than what we what people tend to do is Lead the text where we want it to go. So now let's go back to acts This is where this becomes this is where this becomes important because today We're gonna pick it. We're gonna pick a a a text you guys are gonna help me We're gonna pick a text to go off of for our next assignment. Okay? So let's go to acts back to acts one eight But you will receive power When so you can say they will receive power When the Holy Spirit comes upon them now you can observe if you want to Now this is where might it this where it might kind of blur the lines a little bit if you say They did not have power Now it might not be blurring the lines of interpretation if you say they had not received power from the Holy Spirit Could be I would probably stay away from that one, but you can say they will receive power Power from who the Holy Spirit You can also say I can observe that the Spirit is holy you can observe that Okay, what other observations can you guys make? Now there should be it there should you guys should at least have at least 50 And there's a bunch of guys in the in the chat. So we should have a whole bunch of observations Now where are they gonna be? Witnesses is I'm sorry witnesses is that was bad Who's witnesses? Whose witnesses will they be? Matter of fact first of all who will be the witnesses That's another question who will be the witness can't can I observe who the witnesses are? Is it possible for me to to observe well? No, it's not But the all I all I know is the witnesses are whoever the person is speaking to That's who so who will witness whoever the person is speaking to that will be the witnesses Okay, can can we observe from this text that we also will be witnesses Just from this text alone Can we observe from this text alone that we also can be witnesses Now let's back up for a second. Let's let's let's let's step back are we to be the Lord's witness Well, sure us as Christians. We are to be the Lord's witness But When the Holy Spirit comes upon us are we to say that this is our That this is also our command That will this happen to us. So here's a question Ladies and gentlemen, here's a question acts one eight is Does this is this for us? It's a good interesting question. I want you to think about that for a second is acts one eight for us Think about it is acts one eight for us well Won't won't the Holy Spirit come upon us? Yes, now now one not like not like it will them or did them and Won't we be witnesses Yeah, yeah, we'll be witnesses. Yeah, we're our we are going to testify of Christ But is this for us? No, it's not because if it's the case You guys have failed. I feel we've all failed if that's for us Because how many of us are witnesses in Jerusalem and Judea? How many of us are going to be witnesses in Samaria? How many of us don't even know where Samaria is? How many of us have are going to be witnesses into to the ends of the earth? So that's not speaking to us Now there's gonna be some of this Residue I would say that's gonna be on us. We are going to be witnesses. We're gonna testify of Christ But he's so we can see specifically He's talking to whoever this group is is unknown. We don't know who these people are Obviously, we do know but but according to this text one eight. We don't we only have just this one verse. We only know What we know what we can see So where will these witnesses be? Well, I can observe That they will witness they will be witnesses where Where where can you observe that they will be witnesses? So I want you to observe that where can you observe where what observation can you make where can you observe that these witnesses? I mean that these men whoever these are Oh, I'm sorry I should have said men because we don't know if it's just men or women or just women or that could be all women It'd be all men. We have no idea but these people the the use the three you that we see the three plural use Where will they be witnesses? Where's the first place they'll be witness? Sierra says Jerusalem Judea and Samaria. Well notice something when we look at Jerusalem and Judea What comes before? Jerusalem There's an observation. There's a word there that you can Focus your eyes on to observe that That you will be witnesses both in Jerusalem and In all Judea Hey, good job, Joshua with your Greek both both Or and both and So what does that tell us? That you won't just witness where where are they they well we find out that they are in Jerusalem but They will not just be witnesses of Christ in Jerusalem only But all of Judea Did this oh fuck if I'm a cursor did the speaker only? List those places because knowledge of the world was smaller back then like the world Okay, hold on Jermaine hold on you're gonna answer your question just a second and we can observe We can observe the answer to that question in just one second We can observe that answer in one second a matter of fact in this text So he says You'll be witnesses whose witnesses well my so the witnesses of the person is speaking So we can observe that these men will be witnesses We can observe that they will be witnesses when or after the Holy Spirit comes upon them They will witness we can observe that they'll be witnesses of whoever this person is speaking and There'll be witnesses both in Jerusalem and Judea So we can we can we can observe that there is a distinction between just Jerusalem and Judea Then he says not only in Jerusalem and Judea notice what he says Which parts of Judea? Can we observe which parts of Judea I think we can I think we can look on the screen I think we can look at the yellow highlighted parts English or Greek and we can we can observe Which parts of Judea will be witnessed Sierra and monkey moves at it all all of Judea All of Judea that's this is important guys then Also, where would they be witnesses as in? Sumeria, Sumeria and Here's the answer to your question Jermaine and even to the Now this part you can get a lot of observations of this part you can get a lot of observations from this also or even to the remotest parts of the earth Now a couple questions and this is where guys if you if you get it in a linear or You get in accordance. I you know and after a while you won't be all that big on concordances, but right now fine But a lexicon in linear I'd rather you have or go to a blue letter Bible if you don't have the software to see what the Greek is That's fine But I want you to notice and by the way Annette is onto it. Annette is onto something here. Let's go back to it even to Now that's right here Even to because someone answers question in one of the Bible studies in one of the question answers And it might have been it might have been Jeff, but this hells This up to as far as look at that as far as What it says? eschatu the remotest the last is where it'll eschatu Is it's from the same where we get the word eschatology last so to the last part of the earth Now what we can't do What we can't do is offer interpretation to this All we can do all we can do is just give an observation We can observe that he makes a statement even to Or until or as far as the last parts of the earth now, let's stop there for a sec We don't know it from this text. We're just we're just throwing out observations Do we know that the disciples actually witness to the last parts of the earth? By the way, and he's not speaking of just that particular region just because he can't because how he says even Until or as far as the last parts of the earth, which they don't know of all the parts of the earth They haven't they've only been in a certain geographic area They haven't been to the southern part of Africa. They haven't been to northern Europe. They haven't been to Eastern Asia they they don't know They haven't seen those places So from what we know, let's just back up for a second. Do we know that the disciples? Have witnessed Jesus or testify of Jesus to the last parts of the earth? No, they didn't Now there's there's an interpretive challenge that will come about later But right now we don't we're not making interpretations and then oh by the way Have we as Christians all the people's ever existed have we witnessed Christ? even to the last parts The remotest parts of the earth No, we haven't their places that have not heard of Christ Because we well as we think there's there's there's I gotta remember the name of these people there these people that live There's a little island. We know about them. We leave them undisturbed. We don't know their language They don't know hours If you go there you might get eaten you might get killed so We don't know okay Tina. Well, I will matter of fact put it put a question in the comment section So I'll remember I will remember to do that. So let's go back to it Now I know what you're thinking man. This can this can be kind of cumbersome Because not only were you asked to do 25 you were asked to on top of that 25 to do 25 more observations So and notice the word that's used here It's not the word curios. It's the word for land or earth Okay So the remotest part of the land or earth earth is really more an interpretation of the word gays So we're speaking the word land. Do we know the means entire entirety of the earth? Well, when he says because he says the remotest parts of the land The only conclusion you have left is the earth. You can't include the moon. You can't you can't include Mars or Jupiter Just the earth, okay? So this is what you do with your interpretation now. Let's stop there for a second That can be difficult or It can be cumbersome and there are some passages where you can't always get 25 Observations because some passages don't just don't have that many words, right? Jesus wet. What how many observations can you get with that? Now you can get more than three You can get more than three More you get more observations than the word exists But what you could start doing also when you're looking at this is you can start looking at the tense of verbs You can start looking at the moods of voices of herbs You can start looking at the the cases and so forth you can try to figure out you can observe What the what the subject is what the what the indirect object is and so forth you can do that Sometimes it might be a little harder for you to do so in English which helps in in the Greek You could do so so this word right here. Hey moss This is in the accusive. So what is the direct so it is a direct object Okay, so the you are the direct object so when the spirit comes upon you so Or let's see. I'm just going through these for a second. Okay So you can go and look at what case is in the genitive Just ask what case in the genitive? And by the way, the genitive just refers to something just kind of possessive of or of something Uh The Holy Spirit That is if you guys are taking Greek and we'll start doing some some Greek lessons a little bit later But when whenever you're doing Greek whenever you're going through Greek you're going to start circling or underlining the the The definite articles the buzz the you'll start circling or underlining in pencil The the buzz the definite articles And that kind of gives you an understanding of what's being spoken of what case something is So in this case, we have two hagyu nematas This is so this two is in the genitive Hagyu Is in the genitive Um, and what really is the adjective is describing this word It's describing this word, which is the spirit. So The spirit which happens to be holy Okay, so And uh, nematas is in the Genitive as well. I don't want to confuse you all right now But just down the down the road, but if you happen to look at that you can't you can Observe that this word is in the genitive. This word is in the accusive. This word is in the data This word is in the this verb is in the middle voice Okay, this is an indicative verb This is a subjunctive Okay, you can observe those things because when it comes time to Uh interpret And give an application Then it matters Okay, one of my favorite passages that I go to all the time and and I have to observe The the voices Is what John 10 28? And we notice the the double negation of a subjunctive Or in John 10 4 we notice the double negation of a future active indicative That means something that that goes towards the interpretation Of this particular text Okay Chris says the text is placing an emphasis On the division of israel on judaea by saying all which indicates the area of judaea is further divided back Yes It is but Be careful not to go too much into interpretation, but he is there is you can observe that there is a difference between judaea and Um and jerusalem Not just jerusalem. So you can make that and then you can make a division between judaea and samaria Okay, but be careful not to do too much interpretation just yet, but but by the way, you're correct You are correct now What was the second assignment the second assignment was to kind of expand outward and instead of start giving 25 or in this case 50 observations from verse 8 Then you go when you do the same thing for verses 6 through 11 So verses 6 through 11 So when they had come together They were asking him Saying lord Is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom? Now we can start bringing in some brand new observations now Question at this point in time just verse 6 7 and 8 if all we had was verse 6 7 and 8 Can we make an observation? Um Who the hymn is We still can't make an observation. Can't we not really They're saying lord. Well, okay. What lord? Because anybody could be called lord Right Sarah called Abraham lord We're gonna finally figure out or see because as we drop down further we'll see that it is Jesus They also said men of Galilee. Why do you stand looking into the sky this Jesus? So then we finally get in verse 11 if all we have verses 6 through 11 We finally get a chance to see or to observe Who it is that's speaking this person is that say that you'll be my witnesses Now, obviously we already know that But the point is there are other passages that we'll look at where we're not sure There are other passages that we have to you know what let me make sure Just like that acts two passes when we yes 120 folks in the upper room And then someone some some jerk like myself comes and says, huh what upper room you're talking about And they'll look at you like you've lost your mind with upper room right there next to well What upper room well show me show me the upper room and then that guy's gonna go look and he's gonna he's gonna get mad at you Because All this time he thought it was 120 people and it wasn't all this time. He thought it was upper room and it wasn't And then after a while He or she hung was himself come back. So you know what? Yeah, let me start let me start applying that to This is to make sure that we don't I see the text That we don't do what a lot of folks do today Which is we call this new new made-up word, but it's applicable. We don't Narsha G the text we don't put ourself into the text We don't become david trying to take out goliaths in the world. No so Because if that were the case, why wouldn't the rest of the the jews? Why wouldn't they take out all the other giants? so anyway, so Let's go back to verse six and let's start doing some more Interpretations, I'm gonna know some more observations. So more observations coming up So Now this word so therefore thus it's a conjunction, right? So we start that off when so when They had come to together So this word together It's two words soon air come I So coming and then soon so coming with or coming together They were asking him Because you know what verse 11 is You can go ahead and say that they were asking Now you can observe also if you want to be if you want to give a bunch of observations You can observe that his name is not identified yet But he's called lord you can observe that That you can observe they ask a question about the kingdom And then you can also observe he didn't answer the question however Is that helpful? is Is them asking that question We don't know who it is, but just as they is that helpful in our interpretation of Even as we go further than Um acts one and acts two So let me ask you guys this question May I ask you guys this question they start off asking Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom? Is there anything that we could possibly glean from this statement? What what could we possibly when it comes time for interpreting anything? What could we get from this first part? They didn't just ask this question just because You remember these are the disciples that were with Jesus Jesus had not yet ascended to heaven So what could we possibly gain or glean from him ask or them asking that question? Is this germane now the bible doesn't tend to put a lot of stuff in there just for fluff We need some pictures over here. Let's put a painting back there Let's put a fake that fake plant right there. I got another fake plant. You can't really see it If I pull over you can see it. Can you see that little fake plant? Got a fake plant right there. I got a cup right there. I don't drink all out of I guess I should regard that cup You can let's just put just a little decorative the bible is not just into putting decorative decorative words there There's a reason why the bible notes now the bible doesn't note everything that's said We don't have every we don't have every conversation that god had with adam and eve So why Is do you all think there's a reason for the disciples asking this question? So like what do you mean so like So like saying rabbi I'm what do you mean brother rimstone? I'm not sure. Oh, yes. Yes. Kelly and the clock the clock the clock adds the clock has a meaning to it The clock has meaning to it. By the way, stepney. Thank you so much for the super chat. I appreciate that. Thank you So do you all know It's there for a reason Well Later on we'll realize That's what they're thinking That's what they're thinking That's what they've been told and that's what thank you, joshua. They expected a kingdom. That's what they expect Why in the world would they ask that question? Well, they've been told that they expect that So does that mean it's going to happen at some point in time? It is But notice though, wait a second. Wait a second. Wait a second. Let's look at the text again Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom? What can we observe about verse seven? What can we possibly observe from verse seven? Well What kingdom are they talking about to who and does jesus actually ignore them? That's a that's a question Is jesus actually ignoring them and what are they thinking about in terms of the kingdom? Who do they think the kingdom is going to be restored to? Israel had a kingdom. Huh Did they Now you now now monkey moves brought brings up another question. Now. This is more for Interpretation and really more for application Did so let's just let's let's play around here. Let's we'll go back to the observation in just a second We'll go back to the observation in just a second Did israel ever have a kingdom? There's a question for you All that we've ever read thus far Have we ever read that israel had a kingdom? Meaning land subjects king borders. Well, yeah, they did Now did the kingdom reach its potential what god intended that every no hadn't gotten that to that point yet and oh by the way the king was To in their eyes taken away. We don't have a kingdom. We're in we're in the land We're in some we're in israel But someone else is running this show So in their mind And think about this for a second. They've been with Jesus all this time They've been with Jesus all this time and it's like you guys aren't paying to just like when Jesus said to them I'm getting ready to die. Y'all they they come to get me Those people the people are coming to get me And I'm getting ready to go the Holy Spirit is going to come and so and so what do these Wonderful godly men begin to do They begin the jockey for position Who's going to be the greatest? It's going to be me Uh, you little you little chumps get get to the side This is going to be the Bartholomew show. This is going to be the this is going to be Thaddeus Thaddeus ministries That's what they started doing Because again, these are men. So their question is lord. Is it at this time? Right now Jesus are you getting ready to restore the kingdom? To Israel not just restore the kingdom but to Israel So their their thought pattern is Jesus What'd you say? You said Jermaine says he doesn't ignore the question, but he informed them that is not their concern to know What the father has planned he may now he may have inferred that they didn't that they didn't know either Okay, let's go back to it. Let's go back to it. This is this is getting gooder It was good now. It's getting gooder Lord is that this time you are restoring the kingdom? He said to them it is not for you to know the time or epochs which the father has fixed his own authority So here's my question. Here's my question ladies and gentlemen and to you mr. Jermaine Mr Did jesus ignore them? Did did jesus ignore their question? Pretty since since we're gonna say he ignored them and by the way by the way, let me give you a hint Here's here's a hint to your answer. I used to think that he would he ignored them He did ignore them did he He didn't say the kingdom is not going to be restored to israel He didn't say the king was not big. He's all he just said was it's not for you to know the time or the epochs Which the father has fixed his own authority regarding what regarding the kingdom? So in essence, he's really telling him no not right now So their mind might be on the right track Let me ask you guys a question. Let me ask you guys a question Do you all think that these people? these disciples That their mind was actually in the right place Do you think that their mind is in the right place? Hello, lala How are you? Do y'all think that his that their mind was in the right place? He says to them he says to them It's not for you to know the time Because you just asked me when He said don't worry about when It's almost like any you've ever been on a trip A car trip you're driving somewhere a long distance drive By the way, I like I like taking those little trips. I like driving and I don't like my family drive I don't if I'm in the car. We're driving from let's say from from Dallas back to Indianapolis or vice versa Nope, I don't want you to drive. Nope, sweetheart. Baby, you're tired. No, I'm not tired And I'm just guzzling down monsters and red bulls and everything else and throwing water in my face Why because if we gonna crash it's gonna be me In that selfish that stupid but But the kids will ask when you take a long trip When you take a long trip What do the kids ask? There's a destination. You're taking a long trip. What are the kids in the back asking? Matter of fact, I'm driving. What does the wife ask? What does everybody else ask? What's the question that everybody's wanting to know? There's a destination We are we are packed up. We're going to this destination. What is the question that everybody's asked? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we almost there yet? I remember watching the smirks Young Papa's Perf we are are we there yet Papa Smurf and he got upset. Uh, no, we're not and Smurf up So Jesus says Smurf up hush up. No, we ain't there yet How far how long are we almost there? That's the question. Jesus says I'm not telling you just yet It's not for you to know when but we are going there And so what is Jesus telling them to do where is Bucky's Bucky's as a Bucky's on i35 going out north Right by Denton. I think that's the closest buck. I don't know why I just saw that question Chris But so the question is or the answer he says he didn't say it's not happening You haven't heard the time when so what does Jesus tell them to do? What do you think if if we're on our way there? You just don't know when what do you think now this goes this does go to interpretation and or really application Because again, I need you to prepare for this That's why because notice what Jesus says after that after they ask the question The time has been fixed by his own authority But huh Now we can go ahead and see what this big gigantic butt comes from What does this butt do? What is the word butt ladies and gentlemen because that was part of the first observation What was the first observation? It's a conjunction Do you all remember the schoolhouse rock conjunction junction? What's your function? So we're hooking up these words What we're doing is we're hooking up the thought Okay So this butt a la in the greek means but it's a conjunction And it didn't always shift the thought It's just hooking up thoughts in this case. Look what it's doing When are we going to get there? Jesus says you don't need to know the time but What does he say go be my witnesses? Are you seeing it now Go be my witnesses Because we're on this destination going somewhere you're asking about that. Well Go get some gas go get some chips Go take a restroom break All these are the things that we're doing in preparation for this kingdom That's why there's this butt this conjunction This stuff is not just added there again just because because if that weren't important we would need we would need that Remember now let's back up even further. Who's telling this story? Who is telling this story about what these disciples asked Jesus? Who by the way was not a disciple himself Who by the way never did see Jesus himself. Who's telling the story? well Lucas or luke luke is telling the story Who now obviously the disciples tell him this Maybe peter Maybe all the other side. We don't know But they're he's told the story So so luke is telling the story and there's a reason why he adds this Because this in some way shape or fashion is germane. See what I did there germane boy So in some way shape or fashion, this is germane To the text to what we're where we're going Then he shifts to but you will receive power Vert let's drop to verse nine He says also And after he said these things He was lifted He was lifted up While they were looking on and the cloud received them out of their sight and as they were gazing intently into the sky While he was going behold Two men in white clothing stood up beside them They also they also said men of galley Why do you look in why are you staying looking into the sky? This jesus who has been taking up from you into heaven will come in just the same way as you watched him go into heaven So He's leaving with instruction now now this is just me making interpretation then offer an application But he's leaving With that cliffhanger And he's coming back the same way Before you reach the destination the destination Now what you think about this for a second before you reach the destination to start you off this time leaving you When the destination's at hand I'm coming back the same way. Isn't that kind of cool to think about that The same way you left as we're leaving departing for this destination You'll know it when I come back when I come back at the end of the destination. You'll know then Are you kind of Now obviously I can't earn that with just this text But he did say the same way you see him being taken up is the same way he's coming back so We can make these different observations here. These angels or you know, I can I'm sorry I said these angels. I can't even observe that these are angels. It just says these two men We can't observe who these two men are We cannot observe who these two men are But they're in white clothing They were in white clothing. That's all men in white not men in black men in white Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? They were looking up This Jesus Who has been taken up from you into the heaven? Will come in just the same way This word who toast this is how he's coming back That's what the word who toast is Just so as in this way the same way he's going up is the same way coming back That is the that is the fixture for This statement that Jesus is telling them remember he's telling that you are going to receive the Holy Spirit You're going to receive this power to witness Is the white clothing symbolic? It could be It could be don't know Oftentimes well, well, yeah when we see angels talked about in their clothing. It's it's white radiant and bright So But I don't know what what symbolism you can come you can come with other than maybe, you know, they're they're clean Um But then again demons can show up as an angel of light So All right, so are you guys seeing the point? Are you guys catching this? so now I've also asked you guys To now this this part I do want you to turn in I do want you to email me this don't worry about emailing me the 25 observations the 50 observations for x1a and don't worry about emailing me the Don't worry about emailing me the observations for verses 6 through 11 But what I do want you to email me when you get a chance And I want you to put in the subject line My observations no, I'm sorry, how do we take this? um my favorite verse Slash or colon observations I asked you after that to come up with your Verse whatever verse you want to it can be your favorite verse ever or just a verse one verse And bring me 25 observations to that Okay do that So email me at info at smart christians.org So I want to see how you how you do that Okay, so it might be Yeah, who knows where they're going to be all over the place. I'm adding more homework to myself I'm I'm stressing myself out even more someone says jermaine. That's a good question. What question did jermaine ask? Oh, where is it? Where is it? Where is it? They were okay Two witnesses they were witnessing to the disciples after Jesus went up I would I wouldn't put it like that Because if you do that jermaine Someone's gonna say are these those same two witnesses that we see in revelation and it could be it may very well be but I tend to overthink things that's fine It's not it's not well, you know what it is. Yes, it is. Do you say it's a gift and a curse? Yeah, it is it is it is sometimes you know what think things sometimes. Yeah, it is You said Hebrews 1026 Sparked interest for you will then do it give me I tell you what divine scout you give me 25 observations from Hebrews 1025 Lady says repeat the homework assignment if you guys by the way go to patreon if you all don't know go to patreon It's free Okay, and you have the homework assignments The first homework assignment is like I hate to do it this way because I'm giving it away now But the first homework assignment was to give me 25 observations from ax one eight Everyone had a week to do so Then I got the chance to play the part of a jerk, which I never am a jerk I never get the chance to play the part of a jerk. I'm never a jerk. Then after that Some felt like man, this was tougher than I thought and then they thought okay. I made it Then I come back and say give me another One more time give me the um 25 more observations And you're like, huh Because you can do it I'll put this link there too Then after that I said give me 25 observations So you would have at least 50 observations 50 you did it right? I don't know whatever 50 observations 50 observations 50 observations from ax one eight Then after that give me 25 observations from ax one through i'm from ax one versus six through 11 25 observations, okay Then after that I asked you to give me You pick your own verse Your favorite verse or just a verse So give me whatever your verse you're thinking and then give me 25. So um divine scout He can't pick his own verse. We just picked it for him. He's got to go with Um act he has to go with ax from ax. He was 1026. Which is a good one. It's controversial Controversial, so he's got he's got to go through that So When it says some have entertained aims unaware would would that be a connection of some angels could appear as men? um All right, Annette. You're off topic sister. So that's what you got to do. You got to give me 25 Only Annette You got to give me 25 observations from Hebrews 13 to and then I'll ask you a question. All right That's yours 25 observations from Annette from ax 13. What was that ax make sure you act Oh, I'm sorry Hebrews 13 to Hebrews 13 to so you can't ask any more questions in the live streams or anything. You got to give me Hebrews 13 to Annette Yeah Cliff is also doing oh, you're doing Hebrews 10 24. Okay, cool Cool. Anyone else anyone else have a question about another verse. We're not covering. That's your That's your homework Yeah, I yeah, I'm being a jerk today so Now you're gonna so now on top of that That was the last Now we've got another assignment Now we've got eight now. This is gonna take a little while For you guys, I'll ask you what we'll cover Well, the other one the the 25 for your own verse You should have that done now Or by Monday But this one I'm going to give you This latter part. I'm going to give you a week to do Okay On this assignment, we're all going you guys are going to choose right now Okay, you're going to choose right now. We're going to throw out some chapters Okay And in this chapter We're going to move to the next part Okay, we're going to move towards interpretation Okay, so what I want you to do On this next chapter, I want you to highlight first of all, I want you to couple things I want you to do I want you to see if you can notice Some separation some divisions In what you're reading if okay if because sometimes you can go from one thought to the next thought Or whatever. There's still one big overarching thought But thank you net and that's a good sport. So I want we're going to pick a verse Or a set of verses Okay Matter of fact, we're probably going to pick a whole chapter. We're probably going to pick a whole chapter Matter of fact, we are going to pick a whole chapter and in this chapter you are going to Observe some key ideas Okay You are going to observe some key ideas Some key words I want you also to observe if there's a pattern of words that are used In other words if words are repeated Okay So I want you to observe matter of fact what I'm going to do is I'm going to I'm going to put on patreon A little a little text and just a little bit Of just some things that I want you to kind of consider when looking at observations Okay I want you also to see if you can identify the main theme The main point of this chapter Okay I'm going to give you let's see Let me think of these let me think of the verses or the different options Okay, I'm going to give you five options in just a second. Maybe six maybe six Maybe six Yeah, maybe six So You're going to look for words that are repeated If a common theme is also repeated I want you to observe That is to identify the actual audience that's there Speaking about who those are things you want to look at And then from there offer an interpretation Okay, hold on one second Let me do this hold on one second guys Corey, hold on. I'm trying to do two things. I want to Copy this and send it to you guys Give me one second and make this Bigger so I can see it. I don't I'm killing my own eyes here Okay, let me read this off In this You're also going to look at I'll give you some I'll give you the guidelines over on patreon as well But you're going to look at if there's so if there's a any sort of cultural relevance that might be there Maybe maybe not not all the time. There's not always a cultural relevance to the passages. Okay Is there some by the way what you would also allow you to do If you can think about as you're making this interpretation Of this passage Now, you know what? No, I don't want to do that. I don't do that. I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that at all Okay I was going to say something now Don't Make the scriptures say would it avoid this because we do this Well, what this really means is because this first and this first and this first this first We don't want to do that. Okay Don't do that Okay Just off the chapter that we're going to pick Um Don't and don't go to any sort of passages that this obscure pad. Well, I think this I think that and I know don't do that Okay, so Here are the five examples Three are in john John one John chapter No four in john john chapter one John chapter three John chapter six Or john chapter 10 Romans chapter 10 And then also I know two people that might want to choose this or Hebrews Chapter 10 So those are six options. Okay, I'm running I'm running again You all tell me now Matter of fact, let's do like this. Let me go ahead and put up a Either john one John three You know, no, let's eliminate john three. Let's let's eliminate john three because we've got so john one John six John 10 Romans 10 Or Hebrews 10 John one John six John 10 Romans 10 Or Hebrews 10 Those are your five options. We all now we're all going to do the exact same one But right now we're going to choose we're going to pick we're going to as a as a as a group as a body as a class We're going to figure out we're going to choose the ones you all vote And I need you moderators help me keep keep track of which ones are in the lead so John one john sick matter. Yeah, john one john six Or I take I take it back. Let's do this before we do that. Let's scratch that scratch everything Which one do you not want to do? That way I have I have an easy way to kind of figure this out Which one do you not want to do? Which one would you rather not do? John 10 that that's why I'm going to a poll Karen because I can only do four in the poll So that's why I have to do it this way. So which one do you not want to do? Okay Do you know what let's not do John. Let's not do John one Let's not do John six. Let's not do John 10. Let's not do Romans 10 Let's not so which one do you not want to do? Pick which switch chapters or when you don't want to do so uh John 10 Hebrews 10 John 10 I'm gonna move so we're not doing John 10. We covered John 10 a lot. We're not doing John 10 um Which one Romans 10 you don't want to do So y'all tell me which one should we eliminate I got eliminated so I can put the poll up John 10 Okay, all right people are not liking my uh John 10 Hebrews 10 So well John 10 John 10 Fine, all right, so I'll put the poll up. I'll I'll go with that thing. So now I'll let you guys vote right now which Verse or which chapter John one John six Romans 10 or Hebrews 10 All right, the poll is up guys So now you guys go and choose between which one are we going which sign we're going to do Are we going to do John one? Are we going to choose John six? Are we going to choose Romans 10 are we going to choose Hebrews 10 which now we're all going to whichever whichever one gets the most We're all going to do it We all are going to do that. We're going to and this is a big we are going to look at it We're going to pick out the themes We're going to pick out obviously the major characters the major themes notice which words are being Spoken of or used repeatedly Okay, let's see So far Hebrews 10 is in the lead But John one is close behind This is this is cool So you all tell me Yeah, okay No one no one is interested in well, I seem to say no one but not as many people are interested in John six. Okay No problem Wow, I actually thought it would have gone on a certain another way John one is in the lead now To go from Hebrews 10. I feel like I feel like a um a sports announcer I feel like a sports announcer Hebrews 10 was in the lead now. John one has come back from behind to take the lead Romans 10 no one at John John six is stuck at 13 We'll give it a few a few more just a little bit longer a few more seconds and then we'll go ahead and and close it But guys make sure listen all you guys vote. It's everyone vote everyone vote because Not just you but even those that aren't watching they're gonna come back and watch later It's gonna be their homework assignment. Okay, John six is pick it up I don't know. I'm getting I'm getting really interested in in the result of this poll like it's a presidential poll You are casting lots. Oh cuffs says I feel like we're casting lots Uh, we got a tie when we as you guys are voting Since we've eliminated, uh, John 10 You know what? Yeah, let's let's let's pull up John 10 while you guys are are looking Hebrews 10 is back in the lead And roman's 10 is falling to the side As we're looking at these things Now I have John 10 pulled up So if we look at John 10 while you guys are still voting Can we notice as we go through John 10? Which or what words? Seem to be a theme in here Or is there are there certain words that are themes Throughout John 10. Well, sure sheep shepherd here follow no voice Right Do we know what's being spoken of? Also the stranger or strange voice Do you know what's being spoken of? Obviously we know what's speaking of we're talking about um salvation It's literally a 31 and 31 tie 31 percent 31 between John one and John 10 Someone someone is creating another count right now and going to vote again So you you can see the themes you can see who's speaking Also in John 10. What can you do? You can also see who he's speaking to You can see the audience Who he's speaking about Okay, so those are the things and then now what's the interpretation that we get that we get from that okay, so You can you can you can also in this case. This is where the the verbs Come in the voices and the tenses come in All of that comes in you can say wait a second, huh? He makes a statement and does he make a certain statement emphatically Does he state something negatively emphatically all those things are going to come in? Okay, now you're also going to give a greater backdrop So you're going to have to know if you pick Hebrews 10 what was stated Just previously what is what is the point you need to know what the book is about You don't necessarily have to know who the author is because the author If we go with in this case Hebrews 10 We know we don't know the author is if we go with John We do know who the author is okay so I give it a just a few more A few more votes and then we'll go ahead and move and right now. It's 28 John 1 30 Hebrews 10 okay, so Tie it again 30. Oh, okay, so I can't I can't Now I have to wait I was getting ready to close it now. I have to wait. We're at 31 31 So let's just do this. Let's do a countdown At the end of this countdown, which everyone has the numbers we'll go with that Counting down from 10 nine eight seven six five four three two one There we go in the poll and the winner is John 1 wins by 30 so John 1 John 1 So maybe the next time we have to choose a chapter. We'll go to uh romans 10 next But depending on how you are how you all look at this you might say, you know what I like this Let's me say it's a lie John 10 I'm not John 10. I'm sorry. John 1 is the chapter we're gonna do so go to John 1 Oh, there's a lot in John 1 There is a lot to cover in I want to John 11 There's a lot to cover in John 1 a whole lot Wow You guys probably should look at how many verses are in there too because how many verses are in John 1 Yeah, you guys should have there are 51 verses in John 1 More verses in John 1 there in Hebrews 10 next time you guys can do your research for free Anyway, so now you got to choose John John 1 You are going to make an observation of John 1 Okay, there's not a set number of observations Just make as many pertinent observations as you can Okay, so John 1 Make as many pertinent observations critical observations as you can I want you to identify the theme if you can recognize a theme if you can identify observe how many words are repeated If there is a a word that's repeated Identify who the speaker is who the object I mean who yeah who the object is a subject is identify who the audience is if you can Okay, it's a bit much. It's a big much But it's fine Because this is the bible. This is what we're here for the same one is other other little channels So notice the themes Notice something that if there's anything that that is definitively declared Note that Okay Then after you given all your little observations all your pertinent observations Then I want you to turn And offer a basic interpretation What is this person trying to say? Not an application Not what you take away from this But just what's being stated Okay, so you might say see if it says I'm with it Corey You might say In this the interpretation is Jesus has got Or the word has got Which by the way, you should you should be able to interpret that from this text Okay So if you're a little foggy about that Don't worry You should be I will put this up again in the um In the patreon. I'll I'll have a type you put there so you all can see And then just roll with it. Okay, so we have till not this Monday But the following Monday to turn this one in Okay, you're gonna have another little assignment Later in the week Not nowhere near as difficult Nowhere near as difficult And it should be pretty fun the next the other little small assignment. All right guys now The reason the purpose for this guy is to say we just want to look at the text and take from the text what it says We want to eliminate all the possibilities of I said you can text we want to eliminate all the possibilities of hearing what grandma said or grandpa said What my pastor said what this youtuber said what this preacher said And we want to just look wow. Okay. I see that now I see okay that that makes sense Hmm and then go from there. All right. So guys, I appreciate you I appreciate and do respect the fact that you guys are actually interested in going deeper into the scriptures So that nobody you won't find yourself at a church You won't find yourself listening someone just saying any old thing Just trying to pull the wool over your eyes You can look at the text and wait a second. Nope. Sorry And by the way, it should not be it should not be That you are at a church or an organizational in a group that is not concerned about the scriptures Uh, if you if you are will they say listen Matter of fact, even challenge your church if your church is not challenging you To learn the scriptures ask them Pastor so-and-so elder so-and-so brother so-and-so Do you think you should be Challenging us even more with learning the scriptures because We're a body we grow the tool that we use the main tool that we use To grow ourselves is the word We want to grow ourselves in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord So guys, I hope this is going to be fun for you. It should be fun It won't be as fun for me actually looking at all the The assignments that come in remember you have to send your favorite verse in your favorite verse Along with this that one you're going to send in as soon as you can And then this one will cover this not this Monday, but the following month. No, I'm sorry the following tuesday probably Because Monday we have our bible studies. So All right guys, love you all so much If you have any questions leave your question in the comment until then until the lord unless unless the lord comes back Unless the lord changes. I will see you later. Bye. Bye