Peter addresses the crowd in Jerusalem on Day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit had been poured out upon the believers. They were able to speak the Good News to everyone - in their own language.
So everyone was surprised, and some even said “these men have been drinking!” So Peter addressed the crowd. And what He said in these verses is the description of a whole time. An entire thing is described,’ from the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, to the end of the age at the Lord’s return. Which is the beginning of “the thousand years” and the Lord’s long second advent.
And then at the very end, we are given a glimpse into that advent(?!)
Peter saying that day, quoting Old Testament prophet, Joel,
“It shall come to pass in the last days, says God - I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before - the coming of the great and awesome day (age) of the LORD. And, it shall come to pass, that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”. (Acts 2:17-21)
The great “day of the LORD” extends from the fiery judgment/results at the time of the Lord’s return - through “the thousand years” and “the judgment” - to when “the Son hands all things subdued - the kingdom - over to the Father”. (Who IS a consuming/purifying fire). — 1Cor.15:22-28; Rev.21:1-5; and 2Pet.3:13 (10-13 being another such projection, encompassing the whole of the Lord’s second advent, two fiery “events” acting as bookends of that advent. Events - Jude 7!)
“And it shall come to pass that all who call upon the Lord shall be saved.” And all will call. For the Lord DID say He will “draw ALL to Himself”. (Jn.12:32)
And consider this! When? Did the Lord say the tares will be gathered to be burned? (Mt.13:36-43; 24:29-31; 2Thess.1:7-8)
And why? Does the moon turn red? (Rev.6:12; Note: the Seals are described in the same way, describing their full range, and full effects, from their first, to very last at maturity. Described in this way, at the beginning of the revelation vision, serves to cloak the vision.)
In conclusion, Peter’s quoting Joel describes the whole time, from that Pentecost and the gifting of the Holy Spirit to believers (the wheat) - to the Lord’s return, and beyond.
....“And it shall come to pass, that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” from that Pentecost to the ultimate Tabernacles, when “all ..is made new”.
So everyone was surprised, and some even said “these men have been drinking!” So Peter addressed the crowd. And what He said in these verses is the description of a whole time. An entire thing is described,’ from the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, to the end of the age at the Lord’s return. Which is the beginning of “the thousand years” and the Lord’s long second advent.
And then at the very end, we are given a glimpse into that advent(?!)
Peter saying that day, quoting Old Testament prophet, Joel,
“It shall come to pass in the last days, says God - I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before - the coming of the great and awesome day (age) of the LORD. And, it shall come to pass, that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”. (Acts 2:17-21)
The great “day of the LORD” extends from the fiery judgment/results at the time of the Lord’s return - through “the thousand years” and “the judgment” - to when “the Son hands all things subdued - the kingdom - over to the Father”. (Who IS a consuming/purifying fire). — 1Cor.15:22-28; Rev.21:1-5; and 2Pet.3:13 (10-13 being another such projection, encompassing the whole of the Lord’s second advent, two fiery “events” acting as bookends of that advent. Events - Jude 7!)
“And it shall come to pass that all who call upon the Lord shall be saved.” And all will call. For the Lord DID say He will “draw ALL to Himself”. (Jn.12:32)
And consider this! When? Did the Lord say the tares will be gathered to be burned? (Mt.13:36-43; 24:29-31; 2Thess.1:7-8)
And why? Does the moon turn red? (Rev.6:12; Note: the Seals are described in the same way, describing their full range, and full effects, from their first, to very last at maturity. Described in this way, at the beginning of the revelation vision, serves to cloak the vision.)
In conclusion, Peter’s quoting Joel describes the whole time, from that Pentecost and the gifting of the Holy Spirit to believers (the wheat) - to the Lord’s return, and beyond.
....“And it shall come to pass, that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” from that Pentecost to the ultimate Tabernacles, when “all ..is made new”.
Excellent article, however, the oxymoronic hidden elephant in the room is the word "saved". Without a true understanding of what this means, people will continue to come to wrong conclusions when they read "... that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”. Unfortunately most Christians don't realize that saved means to be made whole in every aspect of our lives, but instead they attach a pagan belief to it.
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ReplyDeleteI remember seeing you on the Tentmaker forum. I really enjoy reading your forum posts and I have just discovered your blogs and I am learning a lot. I have never joined the forum on Tentmaker but I was hoping to join now. Unfortunately, when I bring up the forum nothing comes up and in fact when I go to any web page on Tentmaker I can barely bring up any article. I was wondering if you had the same problem with the site as well. I know you would post regularly along with other moderators like Eaglesways, Cardinal, Jabcat and others. I was wondering if you knew what happened to the site and if no one can use it, do you know of any other discussion sites and forums about Christian universalism. I would like to contact you if that is fine with you. I am going through a difficult period spiritually in my life and I really need people to talk with who believe in this. I knew you had a blog whereas all of the other moderators and everyone else did not have one. I am not sure how I could contact them but I would like to talk with them also. I hope you will respond to me. My username is Egidia. Thank you for your time.
I hope you know it’s back up :)
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