Acts 2:17

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 2:1-18

The Results of Pentecost Acts 2:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before Christ went away He said unto the disciples, "Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." The Book of Acts, in its opening statements, refers to this promise in these words, "And being assembled together With them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. For... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:17

‘A MESSAGE OF HOPE’‘Your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.’ Acts 2:17 The New Testament exhibits no anxiety to make out a formal literal fulfilment of this promise. In such a sense, the seeing of visions is not a whit more frequent after Pentecost than before; much less has it become a permanent and solid endowment of the Church. I. The promise remains.—What does it mean for us in the twentieth century? We catch a glimpse of the answer as we ask another... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:14-36

Peter’s Reply (2:14-36). In his reply Peter reveals a combination of what he has learned through the ministry of Jesus, and what Jesus had made clear to His disciples over His resurrection appearances of which we have only been given a small amount of information. The sensible explanation for that lack is that Luke saw no need for giving further information because he knew that it was also to be included in Peter’s preaching. But we do know that in those appearances Jesus had drawn their... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:17-18

“And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days will I pour forth of my Spirit, and they will prophesy.” Joel 2:28 in LXX reads, ‘And it shall come about afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh’. Peter paraphrases ‘afterward’ as ‘in the last days’ (or quotes... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:14-36

Acts 2:14-Zephaniah : . 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, the style of argument used by Christians in their first great controversy, that with their Jewish neighbours. This address falls into three parts: ( a) Acts 2:14-Ecclesiastes :, the phenomena are not due to intoxication but show that prophecy of the Last Things is being... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:17

In the last days; in the time of the Messiah, called the last days frequently, 2 Timothy 3:1; Hebrews 1:2; 2 Peter 3:3; as also called the last time, 1 Peter 1:5; 1 John 2:18; Jude 1:18; because we are now under the last and most perfect dispensation of the things of God, and no other is to be looked for until the consummation of all things. I will pour out of my Spirit; before the Spirit was given in lesser measures, and comparatively but by drops, here a little, and there a little; now more... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 2:14-21

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 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, but all who had been heard speaking (Acts 2:7). The third hour.—Nine a.m. in our time; the hour of morning prayer (Schürer considers this doubtful), before which no respectable Jew allowed himself to become intoxicated (Isaiah 5:11).Acts 2:16. Through the prophet.—Joel 2:28-32. διὰ since he was not... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 2:1-47

Acts 2:0 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, these first disciples waited and prayed, asking evermore, that they might receive the Holy Ghost according to His word. And herein they rebuke us dreadfully, for in our petitions we far too largely neglect the Holy Ghost. II. The revival began in the Church in the quickening and enlightening of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 2:14-36

Acts 2:14-36 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 lying outside their observation, are confirmed at length by Scripture and living testimony. I. God's hand first appeared in the public ministry of Jesus by the miracles which He had wrought. On these proofs the preacher had no need to dwell. They were known to all. II. But now came the stumbling block... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 2:17

Acts 2:2 , Acts 2:17 (with John 2:20 ) The Fourfold Symbols of the Spirit I. A rushing mighty wind. In this symbol we have set forth the highest work of the Spirit the communication of a new and supernatural life. In this sign lies the thought of a life (1) derived, (2) kindred with the life bestowed, (3) free like the life which is given, (4) a life of power. II. The fire of the Spirit. The emblem of fire is selected to express the work of the Spirit of God, by reason of its leaping,... read more

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