Words of Our Brother Peter in Words of Our Brother Peter in PentecostPentecost

Spoken on a Third Day of the Third Spoken on a Third Day of the Third Month, of the year 34 of the Era of the Month, of the year 34 of the Era of the Messiah, May year 30 of the Common Messiah, May year 30 of the Common

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Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this dwell at Jerusalem, be this

known unto you, and hearken to known unto you, and hearken to my words:my words:

For these are not drunken, as ye For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the suppose, seeing it is but the

third hour of the day.third hour of the day.

But this is that which was spoken But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; by the prophet Joel;

““And it shall come to pass in the And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

and your sons and your and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and daughters shall prophesy, and

your young men shall see your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall visions, and your old men shall

dream dreams:”dream dreams:”

““And on my servants and on my And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in handmaidens I will pour out in

those days of my Spirit; and they those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:”shall prophesy:”

““And I will shew wonders in And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, earth beneath; blood, and fire,

and vapour of smoke:”and vapour of smoke:”

““The sun shall be turned into The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and blood, before that great and

notable day of the Lord come:”notable day of the Lord come:”

““And it shall come to pass, that And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be name of the Lord shall be

saved.”saved.”

Ye men of Israel, hear these Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by approved of God among you by

miracles and wonders and signs, miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the which God did by him in the

midst of you, as ye yourselves midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:also know:

Him, being delivered by the Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and determinate counsel and

foreknowledge of God, ye have foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have taken, and by wicked hands have

crucified and slain:crucified and slain:

Whom God hath raised up, having Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: loosed the pains of death:

because it was not possible that because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. he should be holden of it.

For David speaketh concerning For David speaketh concerning him,him, “I foresaw the Lord always “I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be right hand, that I should not be

moved:” moved:”

““Therefore did my heart rejoice, Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; and my tongue was glad;

moreover also my flesh shall moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:”rest in hope:”

““Because thou wilt not leave my Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see suffer thine Holy One to see

corruption.”corruption.”

““Thou hast made known to me the Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.”full of joy with thy countenance.”

Men and brethren, let me freely Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and David, that he is both dead and

buried, and his sepulchre is with buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. us unto this day.

Therefore being a prophet, and Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn knowing that God had sworn

with an oath to him, that of the with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;Christ to sit on his throne;

He seeing this before spake of the He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his resurrection of Christ, that his

soul was not left in hell, neither soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. his flesh did see corruption.

This Jesus hath God raised up, This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.whereof we all are witnesses.

Therefore being by the right hand Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having of God exalted, and having received of the Father the received of the Father the

promise of the Holy Ghost, he promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye hath shed forth this, which ye

now see and hear.now see and hear.

For David is not ascended into the For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, heavens: but he saith himself, “The LORD said unto my Lord, “The LORD said unto my Lord,

Sit thou on my right hand,”Sit thou on my right hand,”

““Until I make thy foes thy Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”footstool.”

Therefore let all the house of Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God Israel know assuredly, that God

hath made that same Jesus, hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both whom ye have crucified, both

Lord and Christ.Lord and Christ.

Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, Verses 14 to 36Verses 14 to 36