Acts 2:16-36
Summary for Acts 2:17-21: 2:17-21 a This passage quotes Joel 2:28-32 b. The prophet Joel predicted a wider exercise of the gifts of prophecy, including visions and dreams by both young and old, both men and women in the last days (Joel 2:28-29 c). In Acts, on the day of Pentecost, Peter declared that Joel’s prophecy was being fulfilled, signaling that “the last days” had arrived.Summary for Acts 2:23-28: 2:23-28 d While cruel men had crucified Jesus, this action had not defeated God’s prearranged plan for salvation. In fact, God raised him back to life, which David had foretold (2:25-28 e).
2:27 f among the dead: See study note on Matt 11:23.
Summary for Acts 2:32-36: 2:32-36 g God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this: The witness theme is often repeated in Acts (e.g., 3:15 h; 4:33 i; 5:32 j; 10:39-43 k). The capstone of this message is that God the Father, as he had promised, was now pouring out his Holy Spirit on the church through the risen Jesus. All Israel was called upon to recognize that God had acted decisively to make the crucified Jesus both Lord and Messiah!
Summary for Acts 2:34-35: 2:34-35 l This passage quotes Ps 110:1 m, which Jesus fulfilled when he ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9 n).
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