Acts 2:36

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

“Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Peter then brings them to his final conclusion. All the house of Israel, (all those who claimed descent from Jacob), should therefore recognise from a combination of these Scriptures and what has happened here that God has made Jesus, this Jesus Whom they had crucified, both Lord and Christ (Messiah). The crucified Jesus is also He Who has been raised from the dead... 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 2:36

This is the conclusion which the apostle infers from the premises, applying what he had said very close and home, or it would not in all likelihood have had so good an effect. Ye have crucified; ye are the men. Lord over all the creatures, beyond what the first Adam was; and Christ, King over all the people of God, to rule in them, and reign for them; for to this purpose he was the Christ, or the Anointed of God, declared by God to be so, and owned for such by all that believed in him. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 2:22-36

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 2:22. Mighty works, wonders, and signs.—Compare 2 Corinthians 12:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Hebrews 2:4. Of these terms, the first, δυνάμεις, refers to the powers by which Christ’s miracles were performed; the second, τέρατα, to the astonishment they awakened; the third, σημεῖα, to the significance they possessed.Acts 2:23. Counsel and foreknowledge are distinguished as antecedent and consequent.Acts 2:24. The pains of death.—τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου. Quoted from the LXX.... 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 2:36

Acts 2:36 I. The name of Jesus is the name of the Man, which tells us of a Brother. II. The second name, Christ, is the name of office, and brings to us a Redeemer. III. The Lord is the name of dignity, and brings before us the King. A. Maclaren, A Year's Ministry, 1st series, p. 275. References: Acts 2:37 . Parker, City Temple, vol. iii., p. 205; Spurgeon, My Sermon Notes: Gospels and Acts, p. 175; W. Thomson, Christian World Pulpit, vol. i., p. 152; C. J. Vaughan, Church of First Days,... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 2:36

DISCOURSE: 1738JESUS IS THE CHRISTActs 2:36. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.WHEN we consider the advantages possessed by the Apostles, we are astonished to find how slow of heart they were to receive and understand the great mystery of the Gospel salvation. Not only before the death of their Lord, but after his resurrection, yea, and after all his appearances to them, and the fresh... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Acts 2:36-37

Pricked in Their Heart September 1st, 1889 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Acts 2:36-37; Acts 2:36-37 . This was the first public preaching of the gospel after our Lord was taken up into glory. It was thus a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 2:1-47

Chapter 2Now 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 Pentecost, or the Feast of Ingathering. This is the time when they would gather the winter wheat, the winter grains that had been sown, and the early part of June; they're ready for harvest. The Feast of Pentecost was marked by them taking a portion of their field and harvesting it. Tying... read more

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