History turns on the hinge of Jesus’ death and resurrection. And the book of Acts shows how, as a result of those events, the world has never been the same. Jesus’ resurrection shows that his death was not a failure but part of God’s victory. It means Jesus is the world’s true king. The new creation has dawned, our exile is ended, and the way back to Eden is open.

The book of Acts is Luke’s historical account of how the risen Christ spreads the gospel to all nations through his Spirit-empowered people. Jesus sends his disciples to be his witnesses “in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” This order is not arbitrary—Isaiah promised that God would first restore Israel, then the nations, to himself.