Dale Gooding - Acts 2:14-36 Prophetic Attestation of Jesus’ Messiahship & Resurrection https://youtu.be/bqXpCVTEKsA Intro: Peter gives us three 3’s in this text     A) Three parts to Peter’s sermon:         1) Joel’s Prophecy - Acts 2:14-21         2) Jesus’ Attestation - Acts 2:22-24 (by The Father)        3) David’s Testimony - Acts 2:25-36     B) Three People references:         1) Men of Judea - Acts 2:14         2) Men of Israel - Acts 2:22         3) Brothers - Acts 2:29 Application: Not sure why, but maybe Peter is ensuring all nations present are incorporated     C) Three times Peter calls for their hearing:           1) Give ear to my words - Acts 2:14           2) Hear these words - Acts 2:22           3) I may say to you - Acts 2:29 Note: Peter begins and ends this sermon with “Let this be KNOWN” & “KNOW for certain". There are major theological issues Peter intends to ensure his audience does NOT miss I) The Partial Fulfillment of Joel’s Prophecy    A) In Universal Spiritual Empowerment - “I will pour out my spirit on ALL flesh”         Joel’s Prophecy Acts 2:14-21 (Joel 2:28-32)           - The effect of The Spirit on humanity           - Operation of those affected by The Holy Spirit           - The Emphasis           1) On the whole of humanity            2) On the types of ministry              Joel’s fulfillment would be indicative of               a) Evangelism from any/everyone               b) Evangelism to whoever calls                  - will be saved (Acts 2:21)   (ref. all nations mentioned and the “un-Babeling”) B) Universal Evangelism precedes end-times          1) Joel’s Partial Fulfillment - Acts 2:19-22             • Some see Matt 27:45 (darkness) & Matt 27:51 (quake) as fulfillment             • But, Jesus said Matt. 24:29-31     C) See Matt 24 for more (to be dealt with later)     D) An Eschatological Concern = The Day of The Lord?  (The pending part)             - Kingdom of God came partially Mark 9:1             - The “Day of The Lord” (Acts 2:20) has not                Refs. to 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Thess 2:2; 1 Cor 1:8,5:5; 2 Pet 3:10 Application: Whereas in the past the ecclesiastical leaders taught and told “the way of God” now, any and all followers of God can (and should) Transition: The 2nd thing God wants us to know is that these events ARE His plan… II) Miraculous Resurrection of Jesus - You killed, God raised = Jesus’ Attestation Acts 2:22-24     A) Affirmation of who Jesus was: (Miracles v22)          1) From Nazareth - prophesied & fulfilled - Matt. 2:23          2) God Attested by works & wonders - John 10:37-38          3) Testified to by many “in your midst” (they could testify on the spot)     B) Fulfillment of God’s plan - Acts 2:23 (His Condemnation- vs. 23)          1) The Rejection by Israel - Isa 53:1-9, Jn 1:11          2) His Offering was God’s Plan - Isa 53:10-12 Transition: Peter reaches back to David twice for confirmation of Jesus establishing     C) The Eternality of The Son of Man - Acts 2:25-28 (Psalm 16:8-11)     D) The Establishment (re-establishment) of the Son of Man - (His Resurrection - v24)          Acts 2:29-31 (Psalm 110:1) Application: Neither of these Psalms made sense without The Lord referenced being both before and after David’s life.  Jesus said this in Matt 22:41-46 Transition: Some unfortunate, unintended elements have been associated to this text & must be dealt with ... III) Concerns in the Text      A) Church Officer Concern = Egalitarian Issue (in light of Peter’s / Joel’s references)          1) Daughters prophesying? Acts 2:17,18 (before canonization all evangelism was prophesying)          2) Consider Philip’s daughters - Acts 21:9               a) Were they speaking forth?  Yes, see (1)               b) Were they officers? No                    = We should also note, Luke doesn’t give any message from these women        3) But, Immediately after their mention Luke does give us a specific prophecy from Agabus. Why not use the ladies to do what Agabus did? Acts 21:10-11               c) Anna, woman at the well (Jn 4) all spoke of Jesus as Christ but not officers of The Church          4) Biblical prohibitions on female officers:               - We don’t see them given qualifications (contrary to that we do see that qualifications were given to men)                      “if anyone desires, ‘HE’ desires” / “husband of 1 wife”, ‘he’ pronoun x10 in 1 Tim. 3:1-7               - We don’t see Jesus nor Apostles call women (Acts 1:15); yet they were there               - We don’t see any examples of female officers in the local church.                - It is expressly forbidden for women to teach, speak, or have authority over the men in the assembly (1 Cor. 14:34, 35; 1 Tim. 2:11, 12)              - We do see regular teaching on males being in the ministry (Acts 1,14; 1 Tim 3; 1 Cor 9:1; Titus 1)               - There is no prohibition for females to evangelize.               - There is much doubt as to whether the Evangelist is an office given to the Church, most likely not.                = Matt 7:22 - many “prophesied” yet were lost                   = 1 Cor 11:5 - wives can “prophesy” rightly or wrongly, but to do so isn’t proof of an officer, its proof of being a speaker.                   = The 2 Witness in Rev 11 “prophesied” but weren’t officers                    = We should not make offices for evangelists.  Philip (or daughters),                        Preaching a sermon by anyone does not an officer make, adherence to the prescribed qualifications in scripture does.                 5) Our Focus, as was Peter’s:                        a) Who Jesus is - The Messiah                        b) What Jesus is - Lord & Savior                        c) How People should respond to that Message - Confess Him as Savior (v36)