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30 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES the throne of God, to be honored by the heavenly host. Clothed with boundless authority, He gave His disciples their commission, ''Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I liave commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end. ' ' ' Just before leaving His disciples, Christ once more plainly stated the nature of His kingdom. He recajled to their remembrance things He had previously told them regarding it. He declared that it was not His purpose to establish in this world a temporal kingdom. He was not appointed to reign as an earthly monarch on David's throne. When the disciples asked Him, ''Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel!" He answered, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power."' It was not necessary for them to see farther into the future than the revelations He had made enabled them to see. Their work was to proclaim the gospel message. Christ's visible presence was about to be withdrawn from the disciples, but a new endowment of power was to be theirs. The Holy Spirit was to be given them in its fulness, sealing them for their work. "Behold," the Saviour said, "I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. " ' " For J ohn truly baptized with water ; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many ^ Matt. 28:19, 20. ^ Acts 1 : 6, 7. ° Luke 24:49.