Acts 2:17

"But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:"

Key Reflection

Acts 2:17, where Peter quotes from the prophet Joel, is pivotal for understanding the early Christian narrative of Pentecost. In first-century Israel, this verse was a messianic prophecy pointing to divine intervention and transformation in the final days. Peter's application of it at Pentecost demonstrated that the events he witnessed were part of God’s fulfillment of ancient prophetic promises, signaling the beginning of the church era and the empowerment of believers with the Holy Spirit.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. It shall come to pass. It shall happen, or shall occur. In the last days. Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, after these things, or afterwards. The expression the last days, however, occurs frequently in the Old Testament. Ge 49:1, Jacob called his sons, that he might tell them what should happen to them in the last days; that is, in future times. Hebrew, in after times. Mi 4:1, "In the last days, (Heb. in after times,) the mountain of the house of the Lord," etc. Isa 2:2, "In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains," etc.

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