Acts-Ac. 3:19-26 “Presence of God”

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“And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people./ Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.“(v.24)

Peter is addressing all those who were assembled in the temple of Jerusalem on the day a beggar who had lain at a gate of the temple called ‘Beautiful’ received a cure. Healing of the beggar lame of foot attracted people who,”ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering./ And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this?”(vv.11-12). It is to them he warns therefore, the very people who had rejected the Son. “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when…

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Acts-Ac.3:1-19 “Whereof we are witnesses”

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“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;/ And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.“(vv.14-15)

God had willed the Son to have life in himself; for Jesus in his humanity was the word become flesh as well. “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.”(John 5:26) When God sent his only begotten Son to the world his life was the message. Thus when we call Jesus the man, the message, it goes without saying as the Mediator, God was there in his majesty so what we call as miracles are calling our attention to His word. “He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.” (Ps.107:20). It is called

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Acts-Ac.2 Conclusion

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“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

Without discussing the significance of the day in which God declared the church age our study of this chapter would be incomplete. Firstly a day is appointed for the Son. Of this we have this verse,”Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”(Is.28:16). Ascension of Jesus was for his disciples. His promise to them was,”And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;” This was spoken by Jesus to which John referred in an earlier occasion,”for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.”(John 7:39; 14:16). The Spirit uses…

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