Where were the twelve apostles seven years after Pentecost?
They remained in Jerusalem seven years after Pentecost. The twelve apostles refused to leave, believing that if they departed, the King would return and they would miss His arrival. Even under persecution, they stayed, waiting for Israel to recognize the crucified One as their Messiah.
Les explains that the twelve apostles understood their role and knew they could not have a ministry to the Gentiles until Israel recognized that the One they crucified was their Messiah, who could have come and set up their Kingdom. He uses an analogy of waiting at an airport or train station for a delayed flight: you are tempted to go to the coffee shop, but you stay because you fear the plane will arrive while you are gone. That, Les says, was the thinking of the twelve. They were not about to leave Jerusalem, because if they went to Alexandria, Greece, or across the Aegean Sea to Italy, the King might return to Jerusalem and they would not be there. So despite all the persecution Saul of Tarsus could bring, those twelve men sat tight. They were still in Jerusalem seven years after Pentecost, and Les then points to Acts 11:19 to let Scripture speak for itself about those scattered abroad.