This is Part One of a three part series on Acts 1:9-11 and the Ascension. It is mainly concerned with the question by critics about what the phrase "in like manner" means here. In what sense will the Parousia occur "in like manner" to the Ascension? There is only one PDF for all three parts of this series. Email us if you would like to have a copy of the PDF lesson outline: "Acts 1:9-11 In Like Manner" on 9/18/2011.
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