Acts 1:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Which also said; the two angels (in the form of men) before mentioned. Ye men of Galilee; that is, the apostles, who were of that country. Why stand ye gazing up into heaven? They are roused out of the ecstasy they were in at that glorious sight, to learn what was so much to their and our advantage. Shall so come:

1. Visibly.

2. In a cloud.

3. By his own power.

4. With the like majesty.

5. With the same soul and body.

Acts 1:11

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.