The Book of Acts | Lesson 9
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But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
I. Peter’s response to the scoffers.
I. Peter’s response to the scoffers.
A. There will always be scoffers to God’s work, His plan of salvation, His miracles, His grace, His love, etc.
A. There will always be scoffers to God’s work, His plan of salvation, His miracles, His grace, His love, etc.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
B. When you know your Bible, scoffers will never bother you.
B. When you know your Bible, scoffers will never bother you.
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
C. The scoffers had said that the excitement and the tongues they heard was due to intoxication.
C. The scoffers had said that the excitement and the tongues they heard was due to intoxication.
1. This truly would be a miracle. To get drunk and speak in a foreign language that you never knew before.
1. This truly would be a miracle. To get drunk and speak in a foreign language that you never knew before.
2. If you study the devil’s lies, you will see that they are usually ignorant!
2. If you study the devil’s lies, you will see that they are usually ignorant!
i. If you remember even Jesus was ridiculed in an ignorant way.
i. If you remember even Jesus was ridiculed in an ignorant way.
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
D. God used ridicule to anoint Peter, and Peter used ridicule to start his message on the Day of Pentecost.
D. God used ridicule to anoint Peter, and Peter used ridicule to start his message on the Day of Pentecost.
1. Peter did not just preach to the scoffers.
1. Peter did not just preach to the scoffers.
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
2. Sometimes you can waste your time trying to convince the scoffers. Unbelievers.
2. Sometimes you can waste your time trying to convince the scoffers. Unbelievers.
i. Jesus gave explicit directions to His disciples for those who are unwilling to receive the Gospel.
i. Jesus gave explicit directions to His disciples for those who are unwilling to receive the Gospel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
And when ye come into an house, salute it.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
ii. Peter had the Keys to the Kingdom. Never forget this fact.
ii. Peter had the Keys to the Kingdom. Never forget this fact.
E. It was inconceivable that all of them should be already drunk at this early hour. Even if they were drinking men!
E. It was inconceivable that all of them should be already drunk at this early hour. Even if they were drinking men!
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
1. Hours of the day during the time of Jesus were divided up into 12 equal parts from sunrise to sunset.
1. Hours of the day during the time of Jesus were divided up into 12 equal parts from sunrise to sunset.
2. It was appalling for these people to make this type of accusation seeing that it was just 3 hours from sunrise.
2. It was appalling for these people to make this type of accusation seeing that it was just 3 hours from sunrise.
II. The Message!
II. The Message!
A. The introduction.
A. The introduction.
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith 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:
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1. “This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel”!
1. “This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel”!
And it shall come to pass afterward, That I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions:
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids In those days will I pour out my spirit.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, Before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, As the Lord hath said, And in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
i. Acts 2:17 and Joel 2:29 - “…I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh…” Samaritans and Gentiles will be saved.” (It was in God’s plan to save everyone)
i. Acts 2:17 and Joel 2:29 - “…I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh…” Samaritans and Gentiles will be saved.” (It was in God’s plan to save everyone)
ii. Acts 2:21 and Joel 2:32 - “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved/delivered.”
ii. Acts 2:21 and Joel 2:32 - “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved/delivered.”
iii. When they ask Peter how to be saved—verse 37—Peter does not tell them, “I already told you—verse 21.
iii. When they ask Peter how to be saved—verse 37—Peter does not tell them, “I already told you—verse 21.
a. Just calling, believing, confessing, etc. will not save you.
a. Just calling, believing, confessing, etc. will not save you.
b. Peter’s answer is Acts 2:38:
b. Peter’s answer is Acts 2:38:
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
c. The Apostle Paul‘s conversion fell in line with what Peter was preaching!
c. The Apostle Paul‘s conversion fell in line with what Peter was preaching!
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
d. When you get baptized in Jesus Name—the name of the Lord is called over you. Praise God.
d. When you get baptized in Jesus Name—the name of the Lord is called over you. Praise God.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
B. The Appeal.
B. The Appeal.
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
1. We see in verse 22:
1. We see in verse 22:
i. “...Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God...“
i. “...Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God...“
a. Peter emphasized the humanity and the deity of Jesus!!
a. Peter emphasized the humanity and the deity of Jesus!!
b. I think he learned this from Jesus Himself!
b. I think he learned this from Jesus Himself!
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
ii. A man approved of God among you.
ii. A man approved of God among you.
a. Look at the miracles and wonders and signs.
a. Look at the miracles and wonders and signs.
b. This was also, what Jesus told the disciples of John when they came and asked if He was the one they were waiting and looking for.
b. This was also, what Jesus told the disciples of John when they came and asked if He was the one they were waiting and looking for.
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
c. This was the sign that the Messiah was in their midst according to the prophet of old!
c. This was the sign that the Messiah was in their midst according to the prophet of old!
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn;
2. Peter preaches about the death Jesus:
2. Peter preaches about the death Jesus:
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
i. Peter preached about God’s the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of the death that Jesus had to die!
i. Peter preached about God’s the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of the death that Jesus had to die!
ii. The plan from the beginning involved the death of Jesus Christ!
ii. The plan from the beginning involved the death of Jesus Christ!
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
iii. Peter calls the crowd he was preaching to murderers.
iii. Peter calls the crowd he was preaching to murderers.
a. “…You have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.”
a. “…You have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.”
3. Peter preached about the resurrection of Jesus!
3. Peter preached about the resurrection of Jesus!
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
i. The Risen Lord.
i. The Risen Lord.
But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
a. Death Could not keep the Lord of Glory in the grave. “The Living One.”
a. Death Could not keep the Lord of Glory in the grave. “The Living One.”
b. The one who created life could not be held by the bonds of death!
b. The one who created life could not be held by the bonds of death!
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
1. No matter how powerful hell may seem in your life you need to take faith in the fact that there is nothing in this world more powerful than that Spirit that has raised you up out of sin!
2. We have a Comforter through the Holy Ghost that has ALL power in heaven AND in earth!
2. We have a Comforter through the Holy Ghost that has ALL power in heaven AND in earth!
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
3. We just need to learn to look to HIM!
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.