Acts

(thing) by Jogar the Barbarian (7.2 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:11:19

The fifth book of the New Testament. Among the things it chronicles is the conversion of Paul of Tarsus and the first manifestation of the post-Christ Holy Spirit. (the tongues-talking in the Upper Room)

(thing) by katyamatic (5.9 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Jun 29 2001 at 5:31:12

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
Book: Acts
Chapters: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 ·

This Book unites the Gospels to the Epistles. It contains
many particulars concerning the apostles Peter and Paul, and of
the Christian Church from the Ascension of our Saviour to the
arrival of St. Paul at Rome, a space of about thirty years. St.
Luke was the writer of this Book; he was present at many of the
events he relates, and attended Paul to Rome. But the narrative
does not afford a complete history of the Church during the time
to which it refers, nor even of St. Paul's Life. The object of
the Book has been considered to be, 1. To relate in what manner
the Gifts of the Holy Spirit were communicated On the Day of
Pentecost, and the miracles performed By the apostles, to
confirm the Truth of Christianity, as showing that Christ's
declarations were really fulfilled. 2. To prove the claim of the
Gentiles to be admitted into the Church of Christ. This is shown
By much of the contents of the Book. A large portion of the Acts
is occupied By the discourses or sermons of various persons, the
language and manner of which differ, and all of which will be
found according to the persons By whom they were delivered, and
the occasions On which they were spoken. It seems that most of
these discourses are only the substance of what was actually
delivered. They relate nevertheless fully to Jesus as the
Christ, the anointed Messiah.

(thing) by velocipenguin (2.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Jun 16 2003 at 3:04:33

ACTS is an acronym for Automated Coin Toll System. This is the system of in-band signalling used by telco-owned payphones in the United States and Canada to communicate billing information to a toll switch. ACTS uses a system of audible MF tones played through the line to tell the switch how many coins have been deposited, and in what denominations.

ACTS tones for the American telephone system:
Nickel: 1700 Hz + 2200 Hz played for 66 ms
Dime: 1700 Hz + 2200 Hz played twice for 66 ms, with 66 ms of silence between tones
Quarter: 1700 Hz + 2200 Hz played five times for 33 ms, with 33 ms of silence between tones

The red box is a device created to simulate ACTS tones, thus allowing unscrupulous individuals to scam free phone calls out of the telephone company.

printable version
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Acts 1	Acts 2	Acts 28	Acts 4
Acts 8	Everything King James Bible	Acts 14	Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
The Second Coming of Christ already happened	Acts 19	Acts 26	Saint Stephen
Acts 17	Acts 18	Acts 7	Tantra
Romans	Acts 15	Acts of the Apostles	Advice the KJV Bible has to give about Everything
kerygma	crossing the streams	Acts 20	Red Box

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