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Feb 12, 2023 • 4:45 PM

Looking in Acts 1-12 for the gospel of our salvation is a "wild goose chase!"

Mary visits Elisabeth, whose joyful blessing confirms God’s promise. Mary magnifies the Lord, who exalts the lowly, humbles the proud, and remembers Israel in mercy.

A lifelong lame man walks, leaps, and praises God as Peter credits the risen Jesus, not apostolic power, whose name gives complete, publicly witnessed healing.

Peter and John heal a man lame from birth in Jesus’ name, publicly confirming apostolic authority within Israel’s continuing temple-centered kingdom setting and prophetic hope.

Peter calls convicted Israelites to repent, be baptized, receive the promised gift, escape their crooked generation, and join Jerusalem’s believing remnant through faith and obedience.

Peter proves from Psalm 16 and Psalm 110 that Jesus rose, ascended, poured out the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, and is both Lord and Christ.

Peter confronts Israel with Jesus of Nazareth: approved by God, taken by wicked hands, crucified by men, and raised because death could not hold Him.

Peter explains Pentecost from Joel, rejects drunkenness, addresses Jerusalem’s Jews, and places Spirit-filled speech within Israel’s last-days prophetic program, not Pauline mystery doctrine.

Pentecost brings the promised Holy Ghost in Jerusalem, with real languages understood by Jews from many nations, preparing Peter’s prophetic explanation from Joel.