Shortly before he ascended to heaven, Jesus told his faithful followers: “You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me... to the most distant part of the earth. ”
बायबलमधील सर्वात लक्षवेधक भविष्यवाण्यांपैकी एक प्रेषितांची कृत्ये १: ८ येथे आढळते.