The Acts transition (why overlap doesn't equal identity):
Acts 1-7: Kingdom offer to Israel from Jerusalem; temple presence, signs and wonders, water baptism, and the call to national repentance in view ( Acts 2-3). Peter locates it in prophecy ("since the world began," Acts 3:21).
Acts 9: Christ saves and commissions Paul uniquely ( Acts 9:15), previewing a Gentile-oriented mission with a heavenly message.
Acts 10-11: Cornelius event authenticates that Gentiles can be blessed without full proselyte conformity. It is a sign to Israel ( Acts 11:17-18), not a merger of commissions.
Acts 13-28: Paul's mission expands; Israel's leadership resists; finally Acts 28:28 declares that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles "and they will hear it."
Historical unfolding means we observe temporary overlap in practices, settings, and personnel-but the revelatory center of gravity shifts to Paul. That shift unveils the BoC ("one new man," Eph 2:15-16) formed by Spirit baptism ( 1 Cor 12:13) with a heavenly calling ( Phil 3:20). Overlap in history, therefore, is not proof of identical identity; it records God's orderly transition of administrations.
The Acts transition (why overlap doesn't equal identity):
Acts 1-7: Kingdom offer to Israel from Jerusalem; temple presence, signs and wonders, water baptism, and the call to national repentance in view ( Acts 2-3). Peter locates it in prophecy ("since the world began," Acts 3:21).
Acts 9: Christ saves and commissions Paul uniquely ( Acts 9:15), previewing a Gentile-oriented mission with a heavenly message.
Acts 10-11: Cornelius event authenticates that Gentiles can be blessed without full proselyte conformity. It is a sign to Israel ( Acts 11:17-18), not a merger of commissions.
Acts 13-28: Paul's mission expands; Israel's leadership resists; finally Acts 28:28 declares that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles "and they will hear it."
Historical unfolding means we observe temporary overlap in practices, settings, and personnel-but the revelatory center of gravity shifts to Paul. That shift unveils the BoC ("one new man," Eph 2:15-16) formed by Spirit baptism ( 1 Cor 12:13) with a heavenly calling ( Phil 3:20). Overlap in history, therefore, is not proof of identical identity; it records God's orderly transition of administrations.
see section 4
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