Open Door Baptist Church
Acts 3:1-26
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Confirming the Word with signs following.
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
( Mark 16:20 )
This was confirmation that Peter and the apostles were authentic and the work that they did was the work of God.
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The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was a very common way to refer to our God throughout the OT
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The Holy One of Israel? This is not a common phrase, but once again Peter is demonstrating his mastery of scripture and his knowledge of the prophets like Isaiah.
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
( Isaiah 30:15 )
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Prince of life?
The Greek work here is Ἀρχηγὸν – archégos
Usage: originator, author, founder, prince, leader
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
( Hebrews 2:10 )
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
( Hebrews 12:2 )
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Peter is winding up to make a swing at the religious establishment.
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This is a very clear salvation message
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Times of refreshing? If the times of refreshing come from the presence of the Lord then this has to be a reference to the Millennial Kingdom. The tribulation will include plagues which devastate the surface of the earth and poison all of the world’s oceans. When the Millennial Kingdom is established there will be a temple in Jerusalem from which will issue waters which will heal the land and the oceans.
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
( Revelation 8:8-11 )
The healing is described in Ezekiel’s vision of the temple in the New Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 47:1-12
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Jesus is in heaven until the times of refreshing. The times of refreshing is the Millennial Kingdom.
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The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
( Deuteronomy 18:15 )
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
( Deuteronomy 18:16 )
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And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
( Genesis 22:18 )
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Matty (Headwind) 