Acts 3:20-26

 

Acts 3:20-26

Christ Preached to His People

 

Act 3:20  And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 

Act 3:21  Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 

Act 3:22  For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 

Act 3:23  And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 

Act 3:24  Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 

Act 3:25  Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 

Act 3:26  Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. 

 

        1.      Christ was Sent to the Jewish Nation First – vs. 20

a.       Romans 1:16 

        2.      Christ’s Coming Will Initiate the Restitution of All Things – vs. 21

a.       What is the Restitution?

                                                              i.      The Restitution that Peter is referring to is the Kingdom of Christ or the 1000 year reign

1.      Revelation 20:3-4 

2.      During this time there will be:

a.       No War

b.      Complete Joy

c.       Absolute Holiness

d.      Perfect Comfort

e.       Fully Revealed Glory

f.        Full Knowledge

g.      No More Curse

h.      No More Sickness

i.        Freedom from all oppression

j.        Universal Prosperity

b.      Christ will not come again until the repentance of the Jewish Nation

                                                              i.      Romans 11:25-26 

c.       This is predicted in the Old Testament

                                                              i.      Zechariah 12:10 

                                                            ii.      Zechariah 13:1-2 

                                                          iii.      Zechariah 13:8-9 

                                                          iv.      Zechariah 14:1-4 

                                                            v.      Zechariah 14:9 

        3.      The Testimony of Moses – vs. 22-23

a.       One will come like unto Moses

                                                              i.      Deuteronomy 18:15-19 

                                                            ii.      Moses came in humility

1.      Zechariah 9:9 

                                                          iii.      Moses gave the people manna

1.      John 6:35 

       4.      The Testimony of Samuel – vs. 24

a.       Jeremiah 15:1-2 

       5.      The Inheritance of Israel – vs. 25-26

a.       The Covenant of Abraham is still in effect – vs. 25

                                                              i.      Genesis 12:1-3 

b.      Christ came to the Jewish people first

                                                              i.      Luke 24:47 

                                                            ii.      Israel had only 2 offers and then the judgement. This would be their last offer.

1.      Matthew 22:1-7 

2.      Matthew 23:37-39 

                                                          iii.      In the midst of every judgement God preserves a remnant

1.      Romans 11:5-6