Acts 1 Footnotes

1:11 Christ’s return, bodily and visible, will mirror the manner in which he departed.

1:18 The report of Judas’s death in Acts—his falling headfirst and bursting open—pictured his hanging (Mt 27:5).

1:26 Although it might seem strange to contemporary Christians, casting lots was once an acceptable means of decision-making. The point, however, is that the Lord’s superintending influence guided the disciples in selecting Judas’s replacement.