Christ told His disciples that they were to begin their work at Jerusalem. That city had been the scene of His amazing sacrifice for the human race. There, clad in the garb of humanity, He had walked and talked with men, and few had discerned how near heaven came to earth. There He had been condemned and crucified. In Jerusalem were many who secretly believed Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah, and many who had been deceived by priests and rulers. To these the gospel must be proclaimed. They were to be called to repentance. The wonderful truth that 32 through Christ alone could remission of sins be obtained, was to be made plain. And it was while all Jerusalem was stirred by the thrilling events of the past few weeks, that the preaching of the disciples would make the deepest impression.

Kristus bød sine disciple, at de skulle begynde deres arbejde i Jerusalem. Denne by havde været skuepladsen for hans forunderlige offer for menneskeheden. Der havde han i et menneskes skikkelse vandret om og talt med mennesker, og kun få havde opfattet, hvor nær Himmelen var kommet jorden. Der var han blevet dømt og korsfæstet. Der var i Jerusalem mange, som lønligt troede, at Jesus fra Nazaret var Messias, og mange, der var blevet ført bag lyset af præsterne og rådet. For disse mennesker måtte evangeliet forkyndes. De måtte kaldes til omvendelse. Den vidunderlige sandhed, at kun gennem Kristus kunne man opnå syndernes forladelse, måtte fremsættes klart og tydeligt. Og det var, mens hele Jerusalem endnu var i røre efter de rystende begivenheder i de sidste uger, at disciplenes prædiken ville gøre dybest indtryk.