This is That

   “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, ‘Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:  For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.  But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.’” Acts 2:14-16.

   The Holy Spirit had just fallen upon the new believers in the book of Acts and they were a bit flummoxed about what was happening around them.  Peter, understanding their confusion and endeavoring to ease their anxiety simply reminded them of what was foretold by the prophet Joel.

   “This is that boys,” I paraphrase him.  “Joel told us that this was going to happen.  Why are you all acting so shocked?”

   Most Christians today do not read their Bibles.  In fact, for many, the Scriptures are more similar to the Fables written by Aesop than they are the inerrant Word of God.  The Bible tells a story of the History of the Hebrew world as well as a road map to things which must “surely come to pass.”  We have so watered down the Word of God that many today simply approach it as a book of stories rather than an unveiling of pre-written history.

   This commentary is directed toward true believers, although it is ...

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