On April 14, 1865 one of America’s greatest leaders was planning for the future. He had everything to live for and thought tomorrow would be just another day in the life of a president. But that night Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head tomorrow never came for Abraham Lincoln.
On April 14, 1865 one of America’s greatest leaders was planning for the future. He had everything to live for and thought tomorrow would be just another day in the life of a president. But that night Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head tomorrow never came for Abraham Lincoln.
We must proclaim this message. Jesus is coming. The world needs to hear. And when they hear the gospel it either makes them right or it confirms them wrong. If it does not absolve of sin, it condemns of sin. If it doesn’t soften the penitent heart, it hardens the heart. If it is not, said Paul, a saver unto life, it is a saver unto death. And so the angel says proclaim this prophecy, preach it, preach it, preach it.
For people to stand up in the temple on the Day of Pentecost during the 9AM prayer time and start praying and declaring God’s praise in Aramaic, Greek, or any of the other languages represented there would seem a bit out of place. In fact, it would have been profane to some of the Jews to use any other language than Hebrew for worship in the temple. So, when these devout Jews from several other nations saw these Galileans stand up and start speaking (and they actually understood what was being said), it amazed and perplexed them.
Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way to get there?” 6 Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one can go to the Father except by Me. If you had known Me, you would know My Father also. From now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
For people to stand up in the temple on the Day of Pentecost during the 9AM prayer time and start praying and declaring God’s praise in Aramaic, Greek, or any of the other languages represented there would seem a bit out of place. In fact, it would have been profane to some of the Jews to use any other language than Hebrew for worship in the temple. So, when these devout Jews from several other nations saw these Galileans stand up and start speaking (and they actually understood what was being said), it amazed and perplexed them.
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:Acts 2:14-16
