November 17, 2011
After Jesus ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples. Alistair Begg explores the apostle Peter’s first sermon to the Jerusalem crowds following the giving of the Spirit. Peter confronted his audience not with a philosophy or a program but with the person of Jesus Christ. The apostle who once denied Jesus now taught His bodily resurrection—a testimony that even today is based in historical fact, makes rational sense, and can be empirically tested.
22“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, da man attested to you by God ewith fmighty works and wonders and signs that gGod did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23this Jesus,3 hdelivered up according to ithe definite plan and jforeknowledge of God, kyou crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24lGod raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because mit was not possible for him to be held by it. 25For David says concerning him,
n“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell oin hope.
27For you will not abandon my soul to pHades,
qor let your rHoly One ssee corruption.
28You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about tthe patriarch David uthat he both died and vwas buried, and whis tomb is with us to this day. 30xBeing therefore a prophet, and knowing that yGod had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that zhe was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32This Jesus aGod raised up, band of that we all are witnesses. 33cBeing therefore dexalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ethe Father fthe promise of the Holy Spirit, ghe has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34For hDavid did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
i“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
35until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that jGod has made him kboth Lord and Christ, this Jesus lwhom you crucified.”
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