Acts 3:21
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Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
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until the times--embracing the whole period between the ascension and the second advent of Christ. restitution of all things--comprehending, probably, the rectification of all the disorders of the fall.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have a miracle and a sermon: the miracle wrought to make way for the sermon, to confirm the doctrine that was to be preached, and to make way for it into the minds of the people; and then the sermon to explain the miracle, and to sow the ground which by it was broken up. I. The miracle was the healing of a man that was lame from his birth, with a word speaking (Act 3:1-8), and the impression which this made upon the people (Act 3:9-11). II. The scope of the sermon which was preached hereupon was to bring people to Christ, to repent of their sin in crucifying him (Act 3:12-19), to believe in him now that he was glorified, and to comply with the Father's design in glorifying him (Act 3:20-26). The former part of the discourse opens the wound, the latter applies the remedy.
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that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,