Had any instruction yet been given about taking the gospel of grace to the Gentiles by the beginning of Acts?
No. By the beginning of Acts, no instruction had yet been given about taking the gospel of grace to the Gentiles. Scripture records not a single word on that mission; the program remained grounded in the Abrahamic covenant, dealing with Israel first and then the Gentiles.
Les teaches that when you come into the book of Acts after Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, there has not been a single word yet about going to the Gentiles with the gospel of grace—not a word. Everything is still based on the Abrahamic covenant, dealing with Israel first and then the Gentiles. In Acts 1:4, Christ commands the apostles not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father. In verse 5, John truly baptized with water, but they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence, which Les connects to Pentecost.