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Acts 2
Introduction
Last time -
a turning point in history
the disciples had been praying for the Holy Spirit to come
suddenly he came
His coming was manifested in signs that were compared to wind and fire - both elements that are used in Scripture to represent the presence of God
Whenever man is visited by the presence of God, something incredible happens
Thats what we saw - having received the Holy Spirit, they were empowered
and the first thing they did was exactly what Jesus promised they would do when they received the Spirit - they began witnessing
Only 1 problem - there were Jews there from every nation
The miracle: the Holy Spirit gave them utterance, and the 120 Christians began speaking in the different languages of everyone there, so that everyone could understand the gospel in his own language.
This caused a massive commotion
At this opportunity, Peter stands up in front of this crowd and delivers the first sermon
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The Explanation
Peter corrects the mockery
You will remember last time that there were 2 reactions
some reacted with awe and wonder - how are they doing this?
but others mocked, saying they are drunk with wine
Some today hold that verse to mean that the disciples were actually in a state of drunkeness
the whole charismatic and pentecostal movements were basically born out of an interpretation that says that
They’re missing the the point - and an important word
the people who were accusing the disciples of being drunk were “mocking”
Peter is now correcting their mocking
His response?
These people are not drunk, as you suppose
He proves they weren’t:
Its only the 3rd hour of the day - 9am
So what is it then?
So Peter begins his sermon by explaining what is happening
This is
Points to prophecy / Scripture
The best way to preach - use the Scripture
The best way to understand your experiences - examine them with Scripture!
there is a tendency these days to interpret the bible according to our experience and the claimed experiences of others
this is not what we should do
we need to examine our experiences in light of Scripture
and if the Scripture says what you experienced is not biblical - you need to discern your experiences as something that was not from God
What you are seeing here today is the fulfillment of Scripture!
Peter points to
The pouring out of God’s Spirit in the last days (this is what has just happened)
What does speak about?
the pouring out of God’s Spirit in the last days
Joel 2:28
This is what is being experienced
The promise of the Holy Spirit coming in the last days did not begin with Jesus words in the gospels - God has been promising this would happen since the OT
The promise is that God will pour out his Spirit not only on certain men chosen by God to be His prophets, like Moses, but He will pour out his Spirit on ALL of his people
so that ALL can be prophets and proclaim the name of Jesus to the ends of the earth
so that not just certain men chosen to be prophets, but ALL of God’s people would be equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit to be Jesus witnesses and proclaim the truth about God
Not just that - the coming judgement of God
and he said that he wishes that all would be prophets
Not just that - the coming judgement of God
Joel 2:30-
Some have interpreted these signs and wonders in the heavens to be signs of God doing something wonderful
But these are signs of judgment
You see we have a tendency to quote scripture out of context, but I assure you that Peter and the apostles were not in the habit of twisting scripture
Peter quoted Joel in context, we have to know the context
The context of Joel is that God is announcing judgement on Israel for their rebellion
and God says to them in that because of their rebellion, God is going to send destruction to them in the form of other nations who are going to destroy them
Blow a trumpet in Zion;
sound an alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near,
2 a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
In chapter 2, through the mouth of the prophet Joel, God calls Israel to repentance
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion;
consecrate a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
16 gather the people.
Consecrate the congregation;
assemble the elders;
gather the children,
even nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her chamber.
17 Between the vestibule and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O LORD,
and make not your heritage a reproach,
a byword among the nations.
So when we come to and Peter is now quoting from , we must understand that God’s wrath against rebellion and his call for his people to repent and turn to him are very much a part of the context.
IN FACT, what does Peter now say after quoting ?
Peter reveals to the massive crowd of Jews now standing and listening intentively to him, that THEY are the very people who are living in rebellion against God
A call to repentance
THEY are the ones against whom God is coming in judgment
A promise of salvation for all who call out to God
Culpibility - Peter reveals to them that they are under the wrath and judgment of God
They knew who Jesus is, they saw the signs he did - they just didn’t want to acknowledge that Jesus really was the Messiah, because of the implications it would have for them.
They knew who Jesus is, they saw the signs he did - “as you yourselves know”
Acts 2:23
YOU crucified him - The Romans (lawless men) performed it, but you handed him over
YOU crucified him - The Romans (lawless men) performed it, but you handed him over
[you didn’t kill Jesus, but it was your sin, our rebellion that made his death necessary]
So Peter is explaining...
What’s happening around you is what Joel spoke about
firstly, that God is going to pour out his spirit on his people so that they can be his witnesses
but BEFORE you think that the Spirit is going to be poured out on YOU, you must understand.....
there has to be a repentance!
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