Disciples make disciples 2

Who gives the command?

Before giving them His last command, we are reminded who Jesus is:

Matt.28:18 - "And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ”"

1. All authority in heaven and earth belongs to Him.

Mark 16:19 - "So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God."

2. He is seated in the place of authority at the right hand of God. (See Ps.110)

Luke 24:39-44 - "And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.

Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” "

3. He demonstrates his power/authority by His resurrection from death. No one else have ever done the same (which is also why it cannot be repeated in an experiment). ;-)
4. He fulfils all of the previous Scriptures. This confirms that He is indeed the Messiah, the promised Annointed One who was to come.
5. He foretold His death and resurrection. He kept his Word, no matter how unlikely they thought it beforehand. Will He not then also keep His other promises?

Joh.20:19-23 - "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”"

6. He was sent by the Father (God) and did nothing out of his own initiative (Joh.6:38, 5:19,30).

Acts 1:4-11 - "And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”"

7. He is the one who baptizes with the Spirit and with fire as John foretold (Matt.3:11)
8. He will come again in the same way as He went into heaven (See Dan.7).

I always assumed that Jesus went up higher until He could no longer be seen. However, interestingly is was a cloud which took him out of their sight. Could this be the same cloud which lead the Israelites through the desert (Ex.13:21)? The same cloud that previously overshadowed Jesus and his disciples and from which the voice came declaring Him to be His Son (Matt.17:5)?
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The Command