The event took place on the day of Pentecost. You can imagine, it must have been a very exciting day, for it was the day of the birth of our church, all were at the assembly.... they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.... they were speaking foreign languages ... as the Holy Spirit gave them the gift of speech. Are these people drunk?
Now, it must also have been a very exciting day for our first Pope, Simon Peter who took the stage & addressed the Men of Judaea in Jerusalem.... “These men are not drunk, as you imagine; why, it is only the third hour of the day (9 o’clock in the morning)... Our first Pope reminded the crowd of what Prophet Joel spoke of “In the days to come – it is the Lord who speaks- I will pour out my spirit on all mankind.....All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved”
Then our first Pope, Simon Peter, the rock.... proclaimed to the Israelites, that Jesus of Nazareth, the one that you delivered to the sinners to be crucified and killed, was indeed the LORD that David spoke about. God raised Jesus to life and released him from the pain of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in the power of death. David foresaw that one of his descendants will succeed him on the throne. He saw of the resurrection of the Messiah. “He would not be left in the region of the dead, nor would his body experience corruption.” He would be raised to the heights by God’s right hand.
In our own time, we also need to renew our excitement of the time when our first Pope took the stage to Proclaim these words. “Jesus of Nazareth, the one that you delivered to the sinners to be crucified and killed....... was indeed the LORD.... The Lord was raised to the heights by God’s right hand.”
He was, is and will always be the resurrected victorious Messiah... seated at God’s right hand.
David himself said this “The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for you.”
Now, it must also have been a very exciting day for our first Pope, Simon Peter who took the stage & addressed the Men of Judaea in Jerusalem.... “These men are not drunk, as you imagine; why, it is only the third hour of the day (9 o’clock in the morning)... Our first Pope reminded the crowd of what Prophet Joel spoke of “In the days to come – it is the Lord who speaks- I will pour out my spirit on all mankind.....All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved”
Then our first Pope, Simon Peter, the rock.... proclaimed to the Israelites, that Jesus of Nazareth, the one that you delivered to the sinners to be crucified and killed, was indeed the LORD that David spoke about. God raised Jesus to life and released him from the pain of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in the power of death. David foresaw that one of his descendants will succeed him on the throne. He saw of the resurrection of the Messiah. “He would not be left in the region of the dead, nor would his body experience corruption.” He would be raised to the heights by God’s right hand.
In our own time, we also need to renew our excitement of the time when our first Pope took the stage to Proclaim these words. “Jesus of Nazareth, the one that you delivered to the sinners to be crucified and killed....... was indeed the LORD.... The Lord was raised to the heights by God’s right hand.”
He was, is and will always be the resurrected victorious Messiah... seated at God’s right hand.
David himself said this “The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for you.”
Yes, the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Chrit is so crucial in the History of Salvation. "Our hope would be in vain if not for the resuurecton of our Lord". The resurrection of Christ turn darkness into light, despair into hope, Hell into Heaven, loser to winner.
ReplyDeleteWe must persevere in our journey, we must resolve to die well, our goal must be heaven, we must aim to be winner. We can only make it with ... God's Right Hand.
Praise the Lord !