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在阿巴拉契亚山道上攀登“祭司山”是一个相当大的挑战。虽然它不是我爬过的最高的山，但我爬到山顶还是颇为费劲。有些路段几乎看不见，我不得不趴在岩石上翻过去。不过，从山顶上看到的壮丽景色还是值得这份努力的。

耶稣在地上传道的最后一幕发生在一座名为橄榄山的山麓。祂和门徒经常去那里。经过三年多的跋涉，他们来到了这趟旅程的转折点。在那里，耶稣赐给门徒一个惊人的命令：要传扬祂的道，从耶路撒冷到犹太全地和撒玛利亚，直到地极。

耶稣的门徒完全没有心理准备和物质装备来完成这项任务。但祂也赐给他们一个应许——祂升天以后，仍要藉着圣灵与他们同在。藉着圣灵的同在和帮助，门徒们要向万国传扬耶稣的福音。

《使徒行传》和《新约》的接下来的部分都表明耶稣的门徒正是这样作的。凡他们所到之处，都有新的门徒代代传承，直到我们的世代。感恩的是，我们如今也有神所应许的圣灵为我们引路。

Climbing “The Priest” on the Appalachian Trail was quite a challenge. Though it’s not the tallest mountain I have climbed, I struggled to the top. Sections of the trail were barely visible, forcing me to scramble over rocks in some places. The splendid views from the summit, though, were worth the effort.

The last scene of Jesus’ earthly ministry took place on a hill called the Mount of Olives. Jesus went there often with his disciples. After much walking over three years, they had reached a turning point in their journey together. There Jesus gave his disciples a startling command: to spread the word about him from Jerusalem to the surrounding areas of Judea and Samaria, and “to the ends of the earth.”

Jesus’ disciples were completely unprepared and unequipped to accomplish this task. But he also gave them a promise——After he ascended to heaven, he would continue to be present with them through the Holy Spirit. With and through the Holy Spirit, the disciples were to begin sharing the good news about Jesus to all nations.

The book of Acts and the rest of the New Testament show that Jesus’ disciples did that. And where they left off, new disciples took over, all the way down through generations of Christ-followers to us. Thankfully, we have the promised Holy Spirit to lead the way for us as well.