Acts Class Schedule

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Acts Class Schedule
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Peters sermon on the day of Pentecost

• Introduction/Explanation Acts 214 - 21
• Christ proclaimed Acts 222 - 36
• Peters exhortation Acts 237- 40

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Acts 214-21
14  But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven,
raised his voice and declared to them "Men of
Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this
be known to you and give heed to my words. 15
 "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose,
for it is only the third hour of the day 16
 but this is what was spoken of through the
prophet Joel 17  'and it shall be in the last
days,' God says, 'that I will pour forth of My
Spirit on all mankind and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men
shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams 18  even on My bondslaves, both men and
women, I will in those days pour forth of My
Spirit and they shall prophesy. 19  'and I will
grant wonders in the sky above and signs on the
earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20  'the sun will be turned into darkness and
the moon into blood, before the great and
glorious day of the Lord shall come. 21  'and it
shall be that everyone who calls on the name of
the Lord will be saved.'
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Church Age Tribulation - Millennium
PENTECOST
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Verses12-13 give us the reason for Peters
introduction
12  And they all continued in amazement and great
perplexity, saying to one another, "What does
this mean?" 13  But others were mocking and
saying, "They are full of sweet wine. How many
were questioning what was happening? What were
the two comments about Pentecost? One group was
amazed and perplexed Others (of a different
kind) were mocking saying they are full of
sweet wine (perfect tense) see 1 Cor 1423
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14  But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven,
raised his voice and declared to them "Men of
Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this
be known to you and give heed to my words.
Where is Peter when he gives his sermon? taking
his stand with the eleven (or being put forward
as a spokesman) notice he raises his voice
Why? What does declare mean? declare - to
utter, declare, speak, particularly pithy and
remarkable sayings - same word used in Acts 2625
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14  But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven,
raised his voice and declared to them "Men of
Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this
be known to you and give heed to my words.

• notice his audience
• men of Judea lit men of Jews living in Judea
• all you who live in Jerusalem
• two parts to his declaration (imperative mood)
• let this be known to you (lit be it known)
• other verses Acts 410, 1338 2828
• give heed to my words
• heed - to receive in the ear, to give
  ear to, listen to
• see Job 3714

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15  "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose,
for it is only the third hour of the day
For these men are not drunk, as you
suppose suppose - figuratively to take up in
thought, suppose, think, take it see Luke
743 for it is only the third hour of the day
note the third hour is 9 AM in
morning "Scrupulous Jews drank wine only with
flesh, and, on the authority of Ex.168, ate
bread in the morning and flesh only in the
evening. Hence wine could be drunk only in the
evening. This is the point of Peter's remark.
Constable quoting Blaiklock
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16  but this is what was spoken of through the
prophet Joel 17  'and it shall be in the last
days,' God says, 'that I will pour forth of My
spirit on all mankind and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men
shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams 18 even on My bondslaves, both men and
women, I will in those days pour forth of My
spirit and they shall prophesy.
but this is what was spoken of through the
prophet Joel Peter says this is what or this
is that(KJV) was spoken Acts 216 (AMP) But
instead this is the beginning of what was
spoken through the prophet Joel Note he does
not say this is the fulfillment of Joels
prophecy Verses 17 to 18 is a quote from Joel
228 to 29
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16  but this is what was spoken of through the
prophet Joel 17  'and it shall be in the last
days,' God says, 'that I will pour forth of My
spirit on all mankind and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men
shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams 18 even on My bondslaves, both men and
women, I will in those days pour forth of My
spirit and they shall prophesy.
Note Joel 228-29 describes the future pouring
forth of Gods spirit during the Millennial
Kingdom This pouring forth of the Holy Spirit is
also described in the following verses Isa
3215, Ezek 3627, 3714 3929, Zech
1210 Ezekiel 3714 I will put My Spirit within
you and you will come to life, and I will place
you on your own land. Then you will know that I,
the LORD, have spoken and done it, declares the
LORD.
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The Holy Spirit working in Acts 2 vs. Joel 32
Acts Noise like a wind from heaven Tongues as of
fire on each one (120 persons) All filled with
the Holy Spirit Speaking in other languages
Joel My Spirit on all mankind Your sons
daughters will prophesy Your young men shall see
visions Old men will dream dreams Even on the
male and female servants will I pour out My Spirit
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Blessing in the Millennial Kingdom

• A period of plenty peace Joel 218-27
• The Spirit of God poured out on all people
  Joel 228,29
• Deliverance for those who call upon the Lord
  Joel 232
• Restoration of Israel Joel 31
• A time of plenty, blessing restoration of
  Israel Joel 318-20
• A pure language Zeph. 39
• Peoples to call upon the Lord Zeph. 39
• People to serve God Zeph. 39
• Sin's shame removed Zeph. 311
• No pride or arrogance Zeph. 311
• No more iniquity or lies from Israel Zeph.
  313
• A time of plenty and peace Zeph. 313
• No more judgment Zeph. 315
• Israel's enemies cast out Messiah King in
  their midst Zeph. 315
• Absence of evil Zeph. 315
• Rejoicing over Israel by the Lord
  Zeph. 317
• God's overflowing love manifested Zeph.
  317
• Restoration of Israel Zeph. 318-20

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19  'and I will grant wonders in the sky above
and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire,
and vapor of smoke. 20  'the sun will be turned
into darkness and the moon into blood, before the
great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
21  'and it shall be that everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Verses 19 to 21 is a quote from Joel 230 to
32a Note these verses talk about the coming of
the Lord at the end of the Tribulation Period
Matthew 2429 "But immediately after the
tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE
DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,
AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the
powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30  "And
then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in
the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth
will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN
COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and
great glory.
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So why is Peter quoting these verses from
Joel? Note the following verses Acts 16 So
when they had come together, they were asking
Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are
restoring the kingdom to Israel?" Acts 116
"Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of
David concerning Judas, who became a guide to
those who arrested Jesus. Acts 120 "For it is
written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead
be made desolate, and let no one dwell in it'
and, 'let another man take his office.' It
(Acts 2) is simply applying it (Joel 32) to a New
Testament event because of one point of
similarity. In Joel the Spirit is poured out
resulting in the unusual manifestation of
prophetic dreams and visions in Acts the Spirit
is poured out resulting in the unusual
manifestation of speaking in tongues. A.
Fruchtenbaum