Lesson 337

(Lesson 337)(07-17-12) Acts 2:13-21, "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 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; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

This lesson tells us that some of those present, mocked those who had heard and understood what was said, each in his own language, They were accused of being drunk. Peter stood and explained that in was not drunkeness that caused their confusion but rather the Spirit of Jesus Christ Himself returned, as was prophesied by Joel.
Peter told them how Jesus had promised to send His Spirit to comfort His disciples and through that Spirit they would have power over all the earth, even to the point of becoming the sons of God, John 12:1, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: ", Romans 8:14, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

Peter also spoke of the day and conditions when Jesus returns to collect those of us whom havve accepted His grace, and believed His word.

The last portion of this lesson reassures us that those who call out to the Lord will be saved.~