1. The people who heard Peter’s message were cut to the heart. They asked him what they should do. Peter said, “Repent and be baptized.” The gospel always requires a response. In obeying, the people w(...)
Read1. Jesus, the Son of God, was accredited by God by miracles, wonders and signs, yet he was handed over to sinful man. They put him to death by nailing him to a cross. It seemed like a tragic defeat. B(...)
Read1. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. It was a sight no one had ever seen. The crowd speculated what was taking place. Peter stood up and told them that these men were not drunk off of wi(...)
Read1. The Day of Pentecost came fifty days after the Feast of the Firstfruits , when Jesus was resurrected. Pentecost was also when the Feast of Weeks took place, when Jews from several nations come to J(...)
Read1. When Jesus ascended again, the eleven apostles returned to Jerusalem. After seeing the risen Christ, they did not return to their normal lives, but now, they joined together constantly in prayer. T(...)
Read1. In his former book (otherwise known as the Gospel of Luke, while referring to the reader as “Theophilus” or lover of God), Luke gave an account of Jesus’ life and ministry before his death and resu(...)
Read1. The seven angels with the seven last plagues appeared, representing the time when God’s wrath is completed. There came the beautiful image of a sea of glass and those who had been victorious over t(...)
Read1. There were twelve tribes of Israel and twelve apostles. The 144,000 represent the whole redeemed people of God. They do not have the mark of the beast on their foreheads; they have the names of Jes(...)
Read1. John described two beasts. The first beast, coming out of the sea, represents worldly power. The whole world followed this beast and worshipped him. Even a seemingly fatal wound did not stop him. T(...)
Read1. This chapter describes the eternal conflict between God and the devil. The pregnant woman is Israel, the people of God in the Old Testament. God sent his Son Jesus into the world through Israel. Th(...)
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