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ACTS 2:17-21
The quotation from Joel 2:28-32 (= LXX 3:1-5) is preserved in two
forms, represented by codex Vaticanus and by codex Bezae. The former
agrees almost exactly with the text of the Septuagi...
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Verse Acts 2:21. _WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL
BE_ _SAVED._] The predicted ruin is now impending; and only such as
receive the Gospel of the Son of God shall be saved. And that...
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WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL - In the midst of these wonders and dangers,
whosoever should call on the Lord should be delivered (Joel). The name
of the Lord is the same as the Lord himself. It is a Hebraism,...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1)._
2. The Immediate Effect of His Presence (Acts 2:5).
3. Peter's Address (Acts 2:14).
4. The Result of the Witness ...
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PETER EXPLAINS THE OCCURRENCE. Peter is, as before, the mouthpiece of
the community. His speech is not addressed to foreigners but to the
people of Jerusalem, and shows us, as his other speeches do, t...
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THE DAY OF PENTECOST (Acts 2:1-13)
We may never know precisely what happened on the Day of Pentecost but
we do know that it was one of the supremely great days of the
Christian Church. for on that da...
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But Peter stood up with the eleven and raised his voice and said to
them, "You who are Jews and you who are staying in Jerusalem, let this
be known to you and listen to my words. These men are not, as...
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CALL, &C. Greek. _epikaleo._ Compare Acts 7:59; Acts 9:14; Acts 22:16;
Romans 10:12;...
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_shall be saved_ Eusebius (_H. E_. iii. 5. 3) tells how the Christians
were warned to leave Jerusalem before the destruction, and went into a
city of Perea called Pella....
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SKETCH OF ST PETER’S SERMON. REFUTATION OF THE MOCKERS...
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ΣΩΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ. Eusebius (_H. E_. III. 5. 3) tells how the
Christians were warned to leave Jerusalem before its destruction, and
went into a city of Perea called Pella....
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_THE SERMON IS PREACHED ACTS 2:16-39:_ Peter said the events of
Pentecost were predicted by the prophet Joel. This is what Joel had
predicted. The " last days" refers to the Christian dispensation tha...
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ΈΠΙΚΑΛΈΣΗΤΑΙ _aor. conj. med. от_ ΈΠΙΚΑΛΈΩ
(G1941) призывать. _Conj._ с ΆΝ (G302) в indef. rel.
_прид._ ΣΩΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΣΏΖΩ (G4982)
спасать, избавлять....
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WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD.— See Ezekiel 9:4. This
context being quoted thus, was a strong intimation that nothing but
their acceptance of the gospel could secure them from impending...
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c.
The sermon of Peter. Acts 2:14-36.
Acts 2:14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake
forth unto them, saying, Ye men
THE TOMB OF DAVID
The whole group of buildin...
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See notes on verse 19...
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of
the Lord shall be saved.
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF
THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED. This prophe...
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18 Peter, not Joel, speaks of prophesying. It is an inspired break
between that part of Joel's prophecy which was fulfilled at Pentecost
and that which is yet future.
22 In the evangel of the kingdom...
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2:21 Lord (c-14) 'Jehovah;' so ver 39....
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ST. PETER'S SERMON AND ITS EFFECTS. Peter's sermon falls into four
divisions:
(1) Acts 2:14. Explanation of the phenomenon of speaking with tongues
as a manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit f...
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THE DAY OF PENTECOST
1-13. Pentecost. On this day the risen Lord fulfilled His promise to
send another Comforter (or Advocate) 'that He may abide with you for
ever; even the Spirit of Truth, whom the...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 2
THE *HOLY SPIRIT COMES AT *PENTECOST, 2:1-4
V1 On the day called *Pentecost, the *disciples were all together, in
one place. V2 Immediately,...
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WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD... — Singularly enough,
the precise phrase, to “call upon” God, common as it is in the Old
Testament, does not occur in the Gospels. With St. Luke and St....
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ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα, the usual LXX rendering
of a common Hebrew phrase. The expression is derived from the way in
which prayers addressed to God begin with the invocation of the divine
name, Psalms...
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THE OUTPOURED SPIRIT
Acts 2:14-24
The exulting joy of these Spirit-anointed people was accounted for by
some through charging them with drunkenness. Peter dismissed the
charge as absurd, seeing that...
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The first paragraph of this chapter records the first page of the
history of the Church. It is seen as it began to form. The separated
units of the disciples were fused into the new unity of the Churc...
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Spoken By Joel
Peter immediately set out to end the wild speculations as to the cause
of the apostles being able to speak in languages they had never
studied. First, he observed that it was just 9 a.m...
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(4) And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall (n) call on the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
(4) The most important use of all the gifts of the Holy Spirit is to
bring men to salvation by f...
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TIME OF WAITING
21. _“And it shall come to pass that whosoever may call on the name
of the Lord, shall be saved.”_ If the Pentecostians had proved true
to the wonderful enduement of the Holy Ghost, th...
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But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said
unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be
this known unto you, and hearken to my words: (15) For these ar...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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21._Whosoever shall call upon _An excellent place. For as God doth
prick us forward like sluggish asses, with threatenings and terrors to
seek salvation, se, after that he hath brought darkness upon t...
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Chapter 2 relates the fulfilment of this promise, in answer to the
spirit of dependence manifested in their united prayers.
The Spirit comes from above, in His own power, to possess and fill the
dwel...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS,.... Even at that time, when these signs
shall appear, and the destruction is hastening on, that
WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD; shall believe in the
Lord Jesu...
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And it shall come to pass, _that_ whosoever shall call on the name of
the Lord shall be saved.
Ver. 21. _Shall be saved_] Therefore to be able to pray is better than
to be able to prophesy, Matthew 7...
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_But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel_ But there is
another and better way of accounting for what you see and hear. It is
the accomplishment of a remarkable prophecy, in its primary a...
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CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD; ROMANS 10:12-14; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:2; 2
TIMOTHY 2:22. Prayer to God is as important to every individual as the
salvation of his soul....
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THE SERMON OF PETER AND ITS EFFECT.
The introduction of the sermon:...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE
LORD SHALL BE SAVED.
While the gift of tongues was being transmitted to the apostles, it
was not that they were in a state of ecs...
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The feast of Pentecost in Israel looked forward to the very day on
which God had decreed that the Spirit of God should come to form and
indwell and empower the Church of God, which Christ had declared...
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_‘AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THE LAST DAYS, SAYS GOD,THAT I WILL
POUR OUT OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH; YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL
PROPHESY,YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,YOUR OLD MEN SHALL D...
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And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
'WHOSOEVER'- John 3:16. No predestination here.
'SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD'-Which involves much more than
m...
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14-21 Peter's sermon shows that he was thoroughly recovered from his
fall, and thoroughly restored to the Divine favour; for he who had
denied Christ, now boldly confessed him. His account of the mir...
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That he may prepare thus a people for the Lord, the apostle shows by
what means they and we may escape. Pray in faith unto him. The name is
that whereby any one is known; and the Lord's name is his at...
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Acts 2:21 And G2532 pass G2071 (G5704) whoever G3739 G3956 G302 calls
G1941 (G5672) name G
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_St. Peter's First Discourse,_ 14-36.
No doubt the few discourses St. Luke has given us in the ‘Acts,'
represent faithfully the various characteristic features of early
apostolic preaching. They are s...
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Acts 2:21. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT WHO-SO EVER SHALL CALL ON
THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED. St. Peter here winds up the first
division of his discourse, turning from theology to life, te...
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SHALL CALL ON
(επικαλεσητα). First aorist middle subjunctive of
επικαλεω, common verb, to call to, middle voice for oneself in
need. Indefinite relative clause with εαν and so subjunctive,
punctili...
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SAVED
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
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Acts 2:14
The first Gospel Sermon
There are four links in St. Peter's chain of evidence. The first two,
lying within the knowledge of his hearers, are briefly handled; the
last two, being facts lyin...
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Acts 2
We have here the history of the first Christian revival. Let us trace
it through, and mark at once its origin and its characteristics.
I. It was ushered in by prayer. Like true children of God...
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Acts 2:20 , ACTS 2:32
The first Christian Apology
I. The audience which St. Peter addressed were familiar with the main
outlines of Jesus' life as recent and notorious events. We assume them
also. Fo...
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Acts 2:14. _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:_
A g...
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Acts 2:1. _And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place._
The first lesson that we ought to learn from this inspired record of
what happened on the day of...
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We cannot too often read the story of that wondrous outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; and let us never read it without
asking the Lord to manifest in our midst the fullness of the...
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Acts 2:1. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place. «And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the hous...
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CONTENTS: Holy Spirit's coming on day of Pentecost. The gospel given
to the Jews. Peter's great sermon on the resurrected Christ, and the
conviction of the people.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit...
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Acts 2:1. _The day of Pentecost._ The fiftieth day after our Lord's
resurrection, and the day when the sheaf of the firstfruits was
offered. Though the feast of Pentecost was but one day, yet like the...
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WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD. Faith is more than knowledge
(James 2:19). To "call on the name of the Lord" is to do more than
say, "Lord, Lord, open to us." Faith is action (Matthew 7:21). Se...
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_But Peter standing up with the eleven._
THE SCENE
Never was such an audience assembled as that before which this poor
fisherman appeared: men of different nations, rapidly and earnestly
speaking in...
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_And it shall come to pass in the last days._
THE GOSPEL AGE
Four things taught here determine the gospel age.
I. It is connected with an extraordinary effusion of the Divine
Spirit, “I will pour o...
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_Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved._
SALVATION
I. Its nature.
1. Deliverance from--
(1) The guilt of sin.
(2) The power of sin.
(3) The punishment of sin.
2. Deliveran...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:14 The Witness in Jerusalem. Beginning with
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost and continuing through ch. Acts 5:1, the
Christians’ witness is limited to the city of Jerus
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:19 The darkened SUN and bloody MOON, whether
literal or symbolic, indicate the end of the earth. Peter included the
full prophecy even though not all of it was yet fulfilled at thi...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 2:14. MEN OF JUDÆA.—Natives of Jerusalem. YE THAT DWELL AT
JERUSALEM.—Foreign Jews, sojourners in the city from other parts.
Acts 2:15. THESE.—Not the eleven with Peter merely...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 2:1
_Was now come _for _was fully come, _A.V.; _all together _for _with
one accord, _A.V. and T.R. WHEN THE DAY OF PENTECOST WAS NOW COME;
literally, _when the day of Pentecost_—_i.e....
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Now when the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1)
This would be feast day following the Passover, of which Jesus was
crucified. And fifty days after the Passover, the second major Jewish
feast, the Feast of Pe...
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1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 22:16; Acts 9:11; Acts 9:15; Hebrews 4:16;...
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But — whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord — This
expression implies the whole of religion, and particularly prayer
uttered in faith; shall be saved — From all those plagues; from sin
and hell...
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Did Peter make a mistake in quoting Joel?
PROBLEM: In Acts 2, Pentecost arrives, and the disciples are filled
with the Holy Spirit. In response to criticism, Peter says that what
they hear and see was...