Acts 2:22-47

Mon Jul 12 09:28:03 PDT 2010

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*July 12, 2010
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*

   *(II. ACTS 2:1-47 - PART B - 2:22-47*)

 *4. 2:22-28 RESURRECTION: A KEY TO PENTECOST*

*a. 2:22-24 PETER CHARGES ISRAEL WITH CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS*

ANdres 'Is-ra-*e*LEItai, aKOUsa-te tous LOgous TOUtous:

*Men of Israel, hear these :words:*

'I*e*SOUN ton Na-z*o*RAIon [3480], ANdra a-po-de-deigMEnon [584] aPO tou
TheOU eis huMAS

*Jesus the Nazorean, a man approved of :God unto you*

duNAme-si [1411] kai TEra-si [5059] kai s*e*MEIois [4592]

*by mighty works and wonders and signs*

hois ePOI*e*-sen di' auTOU ho TheOS en MEs*o* huM*O*N, kaTH*O*S auTOI
OIda-te;

*which :God did by him in your midst, even as yourselves know;*

TOUton, t*e* h*o*-risMEn*e* [3724] bouL*E* [1012] kai progN*O*sei [4268] tou
TheOU EKdo-ton [1560],

*23 him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of :God,*

diA cheiROS aNOm*o*n [459] prosP*E*xan-tes [4362] aNEIla-te [337]:

*you by the hand of lawless men did fasten to a cross and slay:*

hon ho TheOS aNEst*e*sen [450], LUsas [3089] tas *o*DInas [5604] tou
thaNAtou:

*24 whom :God raised up, having loosed the pangs of :death:*

kaTHOti ouk *e*n du-naTON kraTEISthai [2902] auTON hup' auTOU.

*because it was not possible that he be held of it.*

 *b. 2:25-27 RESURRECTION FORETOLD BY DAVID*

DauID gar LEgei eis auTON,

*For David says as to him,*

Pro-oR*O*m*e*n [4308] ton KUri-on eN*O*piON mou diA panTOS;

*I beheld the Lord always before my face;*

HOti ek de-xi*O*N mou esTIN, HIna m*e* sa-leuTH*O* [4531]:

*For he is on my right hand, that I be not shaken:*

diA TOUto euPHRANth*e* [2165] mou h*e* karDIa, kai *e*-gal-liAsa-to [21] h*e
* GL*O*S-SA mou;

*26 Therefore my :heart was glad, and my :tongue rejoiced;*

Eti de kai h*e* SARX mou ka-ta-sk*e*N*O*sei [2681] ep' elPIdi:

*Moreover my :flesh also shall tabernacle in hope:*

HOti ouk en-ka-taLEIpseis [1459] t*e*n psuCH*E*N mou eis HAd*e*n [86],

*27 Because you will not leave my :soul unto Hades,*

ouDE D*O*seis ton HOsiON [3741] sou eDEIN di-aph-thoRAN [1312].

*Neither will you give your :Holy One to see corruption.*

 *c. 2:28 JESUS: TOOK HOPE THROUGH PROMISES*

egN*O*riSAS [1107] moi hoDOUS [3598] z*o*-*E*S;

*You made known to me life's ways;*

pl*e*R*O*seis [4137] me eu-phroSUn*e*s [2167] meTA tou proS*O*pou sou.

*You shall fill me with gladness from your :countenance.*

 *5. 2:29-36 JESUS: BAPTIZER IN HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH RESURRECTION*

*a. 2:29 THIS PROPHECY DOES NOT PERTAIN TO DAVID*

[ANdres] a-delPHOI, eXON [1832] eiPEIN meTA par-r*e*SIas [3954] pros huMAS
peRI tou pa-triARchou DauID,

*[Men] Brethren, I may say unto you boldly of the patriarch David,*

HOti kai e-teLEUt*e*-sen [5053] kai eTAph*e* [2290],

*that he both died and was buried,*

kai to MN*E*ma [3418] auTOU es-tin en h*e*MIN Achri t*e*s h*e*MEras TAUt*e*
s.

*and his :tomb is with us unto this :day.*

 *b. 2:30-31 DAVID PROPHESIED OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION*

proPH*E*t*e*s oun huPARch*o*n, kai eiD*O*S HOti HORk*o* [3727] *O*mo-sen
[3660] auT*O* ho TheOS,

*Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that :God had sworn with an oath to
him,*

ek karPOU t*e*s osPHUos [3751] auTOU kaTHIsai ePI ton THROnon [2362] auTOU;

*that of the fruit of his :loins he would set one upon his :throne;*

pro-iD*O*N [4275] eLAl*e*-sen peRI t*e*s a-naSTAse-*o*s [386] tou ChrisTOU,

*31 he foreseeing this spoke of the resurrection of the Christ,*

HOti OUte en-ka-teLEIPHth*e* [2641] eis HAd*e*n,

*that neither was he left unto Hades,*

OUte h*e* sarx auTOU EIden di-aph-thoRAN [1312].

*nor did his :flesh see corruption.*

 *c. 2:32 WITNESS BY THE APOSTLES*

TOUton ton 'I*e*SOUN aNEst*e*-sen [450] ho TheOS, hou PANtes h*e*MEIS es-men
MARtu-res [3144].

*This :Jesus did God raise, of which we all are witnesses.*

 *d. 2:33 SENDING FORTH OF THE SPIRIT*

t*e* de-xiA oun tou TheOU hu-ps*o*THEIS [5312],

*Being therefore by the right hand of :God exalted,*

t*e*n te e-pag-geLIan [1860] tou PNEUma-tos tou HaGIou laB*O*N paRA tou
paTROS,

*and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy :Spirit,*

eXEche-en [1632] TOUto, ho huMEIS kai BLEpe-te kai aKOUe-te.

*he has poured forth this, which YOU both see and hear.*

 *e. 2:34-35 DAVID'S TESTIMONY*

ou gar DauID aNEb*e* eis tous ou-raNOUS: LEgei de auTOS,

*For David ascended not into the heavens: but himself says,*

EIpen KUri-os t*o* kuRI*o* mou, KAthou ek de-xi*O*N mou,

*The** Lord said to my :Lord, Sit on my right **hand, *

HE*o*s an th*o* tous echTHROUS [2190] sou hu-poPOdi-on [5286] t*o*n poD*O*N
[4228] sou.

*35 Till I make your :enemies the footstool of your :feet.*

 *f. 2:36 JESUS IS LORD AND CHRIST*

as-phaL*O*S [806] oun gi-n*o*SKEt*o* pas OIkos 'Is-ra*E*L,

*Let all the house of Israel therefore know surely,*

HOti kai KUri-on auTON kai ChrisTON ePOI*e*-sen ho TheOS,

*that :God has made him both Lord and Christ,*

TOUton ton 'I*e*SOUN hon huMEIS e-stauR*O*sa-te [4717].

*this :Jesus whom you crucified.*

 *6. 2:37-42 RESULTS OF CONVICTION*

*a. 2:37 REPENTANCE OF THE FIRST CONVERTS*

A-KOUsan-tes de, ka-teNUg*e*-san [2660] t*e*n karDIan,

*Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart,*

EI-PAN te pros ton PEtron kai tous loiPOUS a-poSTOlous,

*and** said unto :Peter and the rest of **the apostles,*

Ti poi*E*s*o*-men, [ANdres] a-delPHOI?

*[Men] Brethren, what shall we do?*

 *b. 2:38 THE PETER PACKAGE*

PEtros de pros auTOUS,

*And Peter said unto them, *

Me-ta-no*E*sa-te [3340] kai bap-tisTH*E*t*o* [907] HEka-stos huM*O*N

*Repent and be baptized each of you*

en t*o* oNOma-ti 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU eis Aphe-sin t*o*n ha-mar-ti*O*N huM*O*N;

*in the name of Jesus Christ unto remission of your :sins;*

kai L*E*Mpses-the [2983] t*e*n d*o*-reAN [1431] tou HaGIou PNEUma-tos.

*and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.*

 *c. 2:39 THE EXTENT OF THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT*

huMIN GAR es-tin h*e* e-pag-geLIa [1860], kai tois TEKnois huM*O*N,

*For to you is the promise, and to your :children,*

kai PAsi tois eis maKRAN [3112],

*and to all that are afar off,*

HOsous an pro-skaLEs*e*-tai [4341] KUri-os ho TheOS h*e*M*O*N.

*as many as the Lord our :God shall call unto him.*

 *d. 2:40 SEPARATION FROM THE UNGODLY*

heTErois te LOgois PLEIo-sin di-e-marTUra-to [1263], kai pa-reKAlei
[3870]auTOUS,

*And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them,*

LEg*o*n, S*O*th*e*-te [4982] aPO t*e*s ge-neAS t*e*s sko-liAS [4646] TAUt*e*
s.

*saying, Be saved from this :crooked :generation.*

 *e. 2:41 THREE THOUSAND ADDED*

hoi men oun a-po-deXAme-noi [588] ton LOgon auTOU e-bapTISth*e*-san [907]:

*They then that received his :word were baptized:*

kai pro-seTEth*e*-san [4369] en t*e* h*e*MEra eKEIn*e* psuCHAI h*o*SEI
triSCHIli-ai.

*and in that :day were added about three thousand souls.*

 *f. 2:42 THEIR STEADFAST CONTINUANCE*

*E*san de pro-skar-teROUNtes [4342] t*e* di-daCH*E* [1322]

*And they were continuing steadfastly in the teaching*

t*o*n a-poSTOl*o*n kai t*e* koi-n*o*NIa [2842],

*and the fellowship of the apostles,*

t*e* KLAsei [2800] tou ARtou [740] kai tais pro-seuCHAIS [4335].

*the breaking of the bread and the prayers.*

 *7. 2:43-47 SPIRIT OUTPOURED PRODUCED UNUSUAL RESPONSES*

*a. 2:43 WONDERS DONE*

E-GIne-to de PAs*e* psuCH*E* PHObos [5401]:

*And fear came upon every soul:*

polLA de TEra-ta [5059] kai s*e*MEIa [4592] diA t*o*n a-poSTOl*o*n eGIne-to.

*and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.*

 *b. 2:44-45 STATE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANS*

PANtes de hoi piSTEUsan-tes ePI to auTO EIchon HApan-ta koiNA [2839];

*And all that believed together had all things common;*

kai ta KT*E*ma-ta [2933] kai tas huPARxeis [5223] ePIpra-skon [4097],

*45 and they sold their possessions and :goods,*

kai di-eMEri-zon [1266] auTA PAsin, kaTHOti an tis CHREIan EIchen.

*and distributed them to all, according as any man had need.*

 *c. 2:46-47a HAPPINESS AND INCREASE*

kath' h*e*MEran te, pro-skar-teROUNtes [4342] ho-mo-thu-maDON [3661]
en t*o*hi-eR
*O* [2411],

*And daily, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple,*

KL*O*N-TES [2806] te kat' OIkon ARton,

*and breaking bread at home,*

me-teLAMba-non [3335] troPH*E*S 5160] en a-gal-liAsei [20] kai a-pheLOt*e*-ti
[858] karDIas,

*they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart,*

aiNOUNtes [134] ton TheON, kai Echon-tes CHArin pros HOlon ton laON.

*47a praising :God, and having favor with all the people.*

 *d. 2:47b THE INCREASE OF THE LORD*

ho de KUri-os pro-seTIthei [4369] tous s*o*-zoMEnous [4982] kath' h*e*MEran
ePI to auTO.

*And the Lord added together daily those being saved.*

 *NOTE**: *Peter didn't “pull his punches” when confronting the people of
Israel following the unusual manifestation at the Feast of Pentecost. Note
how God arranged that the fulfillment of this Feast fell on *the very day of
Pentecost*!

 On June 6 of 1992, my wife Marie and I were in Jerusalem on this
Anniversary. Rarely does it happen, but the Christian solar anniversary of
this Feast fell on the very same day as the Jewish Lunar celebration. One
million Jews from the Diaspora came to Israel that year for the event. But -
not only that - it *also* fell on the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of
Jerusalem back into the hands of Israel after some 1900 years. This
coinciding of these 3 events in celebration - will never happen again - but
God arranged it for His own special purposes and to get His point across. It
fell 10 days after Jesus' Ascension, and 50 days after His Resurrection. Are
we listening from God's point of view?

 Then in 2:29-36 we see how the Father gave to His Son the privilege of
baptizing the first 120 in the Holy Spirit. Peter wanted to ensure that
Israel understood that these events underlined the importance of the
Father's role in making this Jesus both Lord and Christ (Messiah).

 Then note in 2:37-42 the extraordinary results of Peter's anointed and
clear preaching: Deep conviction, and willingness to obey God's Word through
Peter in true repentance, and their water baptism to confirm this inward
heart change - and immediate reception of the Holy Spirit through the laying
on of the apostles' hands.

 In verse 38 Peter gives the 3 steps to follow the deep conviction from his
preaching. The third step of this “Peter Package” is to receive the gift (d*
o*-reA) of the Holy Spirit. Only 11 times does this word appear in the NT;
each time belonging to the Holy Spirit - following the Day of Pentecost. It
appears first in John 4:10, used by Jesus, when He described to the
Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, that this “gift” is like an *artesian
well*that
*never* runs dry. Look up Strong's #1421 for the other 9 references. 3000
were baptized immediately, making it parallel to circumcision under the OT.
In Exodus 4 God sought to slay Moses because he failed to circumcise his
sons because of his wife Zipporah. Just so those who repent and believe
should seek immediate baptism before receiving the “gift” of the Holy
Spirit. See Acts 8, 9, 10 & 11; 19:1-6 - for the apostolic practice in this
regard.

 In Acts 2:42 we see the 4-fold follow-up by these first 3000 souls.

 And lastly in 2:43-47 the extraordinary results practiced by these 3000 in
worship, home activity and continued evangelism.

 Again, because of God's Bible Numerics through Mr. Panin, Acts 2 is divided
into 7 subdivisions, which give added clarity, cohesion and strength to the
unfolding of this great historical event. And it, with the two other Feasts
of the Jews, are all tied together with the 7 Feasts of the Jews recorded in
Leviticus 23. *Jesus* fulfilled the Great Passover event when Israel left
Egypt following God's 10 plagues on Pharaoh and his nation. *Jesus* is our
Passover Lamb. Now we have this chapter in which the Holy Spirit fulfills
the Great Feast of Pentecost (Shavuot). And lastly at His second coming,
Jesus will fulfill the Feast of Tabernacles, which is soon upon us.

 Certainly then, this second chapter of the book of Acts sets the stage for
this entire church age, just as Jesus prepared for it at Calvary and His
Resurrection 50 days previously.

 God bless us and open our eyes as we meditate on this unusual chapter.
J.A.W.

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