The Battle of Armageddon Begins - Commentary of the Book of Acts, Part 1

D. Earl Cripe, Ph.D (1934-2011) held firmly to Historic Orthodox Christian Theology that the Bible is the only guide to the faith and practice of the Church. Towards that end during his more than forty-seven years of ministry he penned numerous volumes of expository Bible commentaries. In them he takes the reader verse-by-verse through the chosen book of the Bible, explaining the original meanings and intentions along with the applications to the life of the serious believer of Christ in simple language that anyone can grasp. They are essential reading for the serious Christian looking to further their understanding of the Holy Scriptures.This volume is part 1 of a 2-part verse-by-verse study of the Book of the Acts of the Apostles.The Acts of the Apostles is a sort of a glorified travelogue that takes us with these men of the first century and lays out how the Gospel advanced as the Holy Spirit worked through them. It is not about doctrine particularly; those issues have been joined in the Letters to the Churches that coincide with the times and places that we find in the Acts. This book is about the Resurrected Christ, His presence among us in the Person of the Holy Ghost, His role as Head of the Church, and the responsibility of the Church to take the Great Salvation that He has provided for us to the ends of the world and gather up His family. It lays the foundation upon which the rest of the New Testament builds.