Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up {g} from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

(g) That is, out of your sight.

People's New Testament

1:11 Ye men of Galilee. The apostles were mostly, if not all, Galileans.

This same Jesus... shall so come. The cloud received him from their sight. He shall come in the clouds of heaven (Da 7:13 Mt 24:30 26:24).

Scofield Reference Notes

[1] come

The two Advents--Summary:

(1) The O.T. foreview of the coming Messiah is in two aspects--that of rejection and suffering (as e.g. in Is 53), and that of earthly glory and power (as e.g. In Is 11 Jer 23 Ezek 37). Often these two aspects blend in one passage (e.g. Ps 2). The prophets themselves were perplexed by this seeming contradiction 1Pet 1:10,11. It was solved by partial fulfilment. In due time the Messiah, born of a virgin according to Isaiah, appeared among men and began His ministry by announcing the predicted kingdom as "at hand."

See Scofield Note: "Mt 4:17". The rejection of King and kingdom followed.

(2) Thereupon the rejected King announced His approaching crucifixion, resurrection, departure, and return (Mat. 24., 25). Mt 12:38-40 16:1-4,21,27 Lk 12:35-46 17:20-36 18:31-34 19:12-27.

(3) He uttered predictions concerning the course of events between His departure and return Mt 13:1-50 16:18 24:4-26

(4) This promised return of Christ becomes a prominent theme in the Acts, Epistles, and Revelation.

Taken together, the N.T. teachings concerning the return of Jesus Christ may be summarized as follows:

(1) That return is an event, not a process, and is personal and corporeal Mt 23:39 24:30 25:31 Mk 14:62 Lk 17:24 Jn 14:3 Acts 1:11 Phil 3:20,21 1Th 4:14-17.

(2) His coming has a threefold relation: to the church, to Israel, to the nations.

(a) To the church the descent of the Lord into the air to raise the sleeping and change the living saints is set forth as a constant expectation and hope Mt 24:36,44,48-51 25:13 1Cor 15:51,52 Phil 3:20 1Th 1:10 4:14-17 1Tim 6:14 Ti 2:13 Rev 22:20.

(b) To Israel, the return of the Lord is predicted to accomplish the yet unfulfilled prophecies of her national regathering, conversion, and establishment in peace and power under the Davidic Covenant Acts 15:14-17 with Zech 14:1-9.

See "Kingdom (O.T.)" 2Sam 7:8-17. See Scofield Note: "Zech 13:8" Lk 1:31-33 See Scofield Note: "1Cor 15:24"

(c) To the Gentile nations the return of Christ is predicted to bring the destruction of the present political world-system Dan 2:34,35. See Scofield Note: "Rev 19:11", the judgment of Mt 25:31-46 followed by world-wide Gentile conversion and participation in the blessings of the kingdom Isa 2:2-4 11:10 60:3 Zech 8:3,20,23 14:16-21.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven, &c.-"as if your now glorified Head were gone from you never to return: He is coming again; not another, but 'this same Jesus'; and 'as ye have seen Him go, in the like manner shall He come'-as personally, as visibly, as gloriously; and let the joyful expectation of this coming swallow up the sorrow of that departure."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:6-11 They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these expectations, and therefore only gave them a rebuke; but it is a caution to his church in all ages, to take heed of a desire of forbidden knowledge. He had given his disciples instructions for the discharge of their duty, both before his death and since his resurrection, and this knowledge is enough for a Christian. It is enough that He has engaged to give believers strength equal to their trials and services; that under the influence of the Holy Spirit they may, in one way or other, be witnesses for Christ on earth, while in heaven he manages their concerns with perfect wisdom, truth, and love. When we stand gazing and trifling, the thoughts of our Master's second coming should quicken and awaken us: when we stand gazing and trembling, they should comfort and encourage us. May our expectation of it be stedfast and joyful, giving diligence to be found of him blameless.