Acts_2

Acts

Chapter 2
1~~And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

{Note: 'fully come' refers to the different methods of counting days. The Jewish day begins at nightfall and ends the next day at nightfall. The gentile calendar is ours today - midnight to midnight. So Luke being a Gentile, probably meant by 'fully come' to be after midnight in the Jewish day of the festival of Pentecost.}

2~~And suddenly {end of the Jewish age} there came a sound {roar!} from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind {like the sound of a tornado}, and He {God the Holy Spirit} filled all the house where they were sitting.

3~~And there appeared unto them divided tongues {various languages - some spoke Latin, others Aramaic, etc.} like as of fire, and He, once and for all, sat upon each of them {first indwelling of God the Holy Spirit to all believers}.

{Note: 'Like as of fire' is an analogy - fire is an analogy to judgement - and 'you will be evangelized by men speaking in gentile languages' was prophesized in Isaiah 28:11 as the sign of the fifth cycle of discipline.}

4~~And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in foreign languages, as the Spirit kept on giving them utterance.

5~~And there were dwelling temporarily at Jerusalem . . . Jews, devout {devout refers to unbelievers who are 'religious'} men, out of every nation under heaven.

{Note: They were here for the Passover, the feast of the first fruits, and Pentecost.}

6~~Now when they heard the sound, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man kept on hearing them speak in his own language.

{Note: Gift of tongues - speaking in languages that the uneducated, monolingual Galileens speaking foreign gentile languages.}

7~~And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, "Behold, are not all these which speak . . . Galileens?"

{Note: They are truly amazed that these non-formally educated people could speak their language perfectly!}

8~~"How do we hear . . . every man in our own tongue . . . wherein we were born?"

{Note: These Jews came from vast distances where they were born and learned the native language there}

9-11~~ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10~~ Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11~~ Cretes and Arabians . . . we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

{Note: Isaiah 28:9-11 Evangelism in foreign languages was the sign of the 5th cycle of disciple to the Jews.}

12~~ And they were all amazed, but some were in doubt, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"

13~~ Others mockingly said, "These men are full of new wine."

14~~ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice {spoke loudly, shouted in Aramaic - the language of the Jews of the day}, and said unto them, "You men of Judaea, and all you that temporarily dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words, 15~~ for these are not drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day."

{Note: This is the 'logical approach' - it is only 9am!}

16-17~~"But this is the same kind of thing that was spoken by the prophet Joel, 17~~ 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams."

{Note: this is a quote from Joel 2:28 referring to the 2nd advent of the coming of the Holy Spirit in the Millennial reign of Christ - Peter is using this as an illustration to show the disciples are NOT DRUNK. Peter is NOT saying Joel's prophecy is being fulfilled at this time.}

18~~ "And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit and they shall prophesy."

{Note: This will be right after the Second Advent: Joel 2:29.}

19~~ "And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath. Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke."

{Note: This will be just before the Second Advent: Joel 2:30.}

20~~ "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord comes."

{Note: On the day of the Second Advent of Christ will also come the Second Advent of the Holy Spirit indwelling everyone - because only believers will remain on the earth: Joel 2:31 (and see Rev 1:7).}

21~~ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of {have faith in} the Lord shall be saved.

{Note: at the Second Advent which is at the end of the Tribulation, Christ will save all the believing Jews- and by application ALL the Jews to whom Peter was now speaking and 'whosoever' also refers to everyone who will believe! - Evangelism - the purpose of the temporary Gift of Tongues}

{Peter's Pentecostal sermon}
22~~ "You men of Israel HEAR THESE WORDS. Jesus of Nazareth {subject of the message -the humanity of Christ}, a man exhibited from the ultimate source of God among you by miracles {true character of the God/Man} and wonders {savior-hood} and signs {1 being the sign5th cycle of discipline}, which God did through Him {Christ} in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know."

23~~ "Him {Christ}, being delivered by the determinate decrees {in eternity past - it was God the Father's plan} and foreknowledge of God; and by wicked hands have you crucified and slain."

{Note: the first half of the sentence emphasizes that Christ going to the cross was in the plan of God and was always known of God. The second half emphasizes that the mechanics of going to the cross was accomplished under the free will of mankind.}

24~~ "Whom {Jesus} God has raised up, having loosed the birth pangs of death, because it was not possible that He should be held under the authority of it."

{Note: Jesus in his resurrected body defeated death.}

25~~ "For David spoke concerning Him {concerning Jesus, 1000 years earlier . . . David was a prophet and a King -Psalm 16: 8-11 - an interpretation}," I kept on foreseeing the Lord always before my face, for He is on my right hand, that I should not receive moving."

{Note: David received stability in life from this prophesy.}

26~~ "Now, therefore did my heart rejoice {happiness in the right lobe of the brain}, and my tongue was glad {David verbally expressed his joy}; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope."

{Note: David realizes he also will have a resurrected body. Hope often refers to eternity future.}

27~~"Because Thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades neither will You suffer Your Holy One {Jesus} to see corruption."

{Note: 'Corruption' means the destruction of the human body. Jesus' resurrected body is in-corruptible. And, the Old Testament believer's soul went to Paradise which was one compartment of Hades at the center of the Earth. The second compartment is 'Torments'. All unbelievers of the past and present still go there. The third compartment is Tartars where the fallen angels of Genesis 6 (per Jude 1:6) are still chained today.}

28~~"Thou have made known to me {David} the ways of life. You shall make me full of joy with thy countenance."

{Note: By foreseeing phase III (eternity future), David understands life in time (phase II).}

29~~"Men and brethren, LET ME PUT IT ON THE LINE TO YOU {or speak BOLDLY unto you} of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day."

{Note: In circa 30-32AD, the tomb of David was intact.}

30~~"Therefore {David} being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him {Davidic covenant - his heir would rule forever}, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He {God} would raise up Christ to sit on His throne."

{Note: how could David know it was possible that his son, a person of flesh, could possibly reign forever? David knew that Jesus would die and have a resurrected body.}

31~~"He {David} seeing this before spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, that His soul {Christ's} was not left in Hades, neither His flesh did see corruption."

{Note: Christ said on the cross, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." Christ's soul went to the Paradise compartment of Hades and His Spirit went to the Third Heaven with God the Father.}

32~~ "This Jesus has God raised up, whereof we all keep on being witnesses."

33~~"Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has shed forth this, which you now see and hear."

{Note: Hebrews 1 tells us that the humanity of Christ is now made higher then all angels and seated at the right hand of the Father.}

34~~"For David is not ascended into heaven. But He said Himself, "The LORD {deity- God the Father} said unto My Lord {deity - God the Son}, 'Sit Thou on My right hand, {Psalm 110:1} 35~~until I make Thy enemies Thy footstool.' "

36~~"Therefore let all the house of Israel know with confidence, that God has made that same Jesus, Whom you have crucified, both Lord {emphasizes his deity} and Christ {'the annointed one' - emphasizes his humanity}."

37~~ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts {frontal lobes}, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, "What shall we {unbelievers} do {about the Lord Jesus Christ}?

38~~ Then Peter said face to face unto them, for their benefit, all of you repent {change your mind about Christ}. And receive baptism every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ because of the remission {payment for} of sins, and you shall receive the Holy Spirit.

{Note: To Jews to have a change of mind means accept Jesus as the 'Anointed One' or 'Christ' mentioned in the Old Testament as your savior and thou shall be saved. When speaking to Gentiles, Paul says believe in Christ and thou shall be saved because they had NOT STUDIED the Jew's Old Testament! Both phrases mean the same thing - only the audiences are different}.

39~~ For the promise is unto you {unbelievers}, and to your children, and to all that are far off {refers to the gentiles}, even as many as the Lord our God shall invite.

{Note: He invites all members of the human race to select salvation. It is up to our own free will to accept or reject His Gift.}

40~~ And with many other words did he testify and kept on exhorting, saying, "Deliver/save yourselves from this perverse {'religious/legalistic'} generation."

{Note: Remember, Peter was addressing a crowd of very self-righteous devout Jews, not a lascivious crowd.}

41~~ Then they that gladly received his word {believed in Christ} were baptized. And the same day there was added unto them about three thousand souls.

42~~ And they continued to persist in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread {Eucharist}, and in prayers.

{Note: For sure, there is one ritual authorized in the Church Age - the Eucharist - "Keep on doing this in remembrance of Me", said Christ. At this time, RBT says Water Baptism is also an authorized ritual for mature believers - to demonstrate they understand the doctrine of Positional Truth. Later RBT says water baptism confuses the issue of salvation - 'adding anything to salvation destroys the act of FAITH'. Make sure you do NOT attempt to add anything to your FAITH in CHRIST.}

43~~ And respect {respect for the authority is 'fear'} came upon every soul and as a result many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

44~~ And all that believed kept on having all things common.

{Note: Common faith - all part of the Body of Christ - the Church.}

45~~ And sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all men . . . as every man had need.

{Note: Christians were greatly persecuted because of their faith at this time. The Romans confiscated all the possessions of the Christians and paid 10% to someone who would turn them in. Other Christians were instructed to aid those believers in need.}

46-47~~ And they, continuing daily with one accord {daily intake of Doctrine} in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their food with extreme mental happiness and singleness of heart, 47~~praising God, and having grace with all the people {relaxed mental attitude, no hypocrisy}. And the Lord added to the church daily those as being saved.

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