Acts 3:1-11; Lev. 21:18-23; 2 Sam/1 Kingdoms 5:6-8; Matthew 21:14 Once Luke has narrated the glorious ascension of our Lord, established the powerful beginning of the Church in Pentecost, and described for us its astonishing unity and communion centered around the apostles, he goes on to describe their Spirit-inspired acts. The first takes place inContinue reading “Light From the Old Testament Upon the Acts 6: Mercy from the LORD”
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Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts, Episode 3: Pentecost, The Great Reversal
Acts 2:1-21, Genesis 10-11, Exodus 24:17, Leviticus 23:15-17, Joel 2:28-32, 3 Kingdoms/1 Kings 8:27-30; 41-43, Hebrews 12:18 The story of Pentecost is one of the most dramatic scenes in the entire Bible. It takes place during a holy time of fulfillment, after a time of prayer and watchfulness in the Upper Room. Evidently those outsideContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts, Episode 3: Pentecost, The Great Reversal”
Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts 1: The God Who Does Wonders!
Acts 1:1-14, Daniel 7 In speaking of the Acts of the Apostles, St. John Chrysostom lamented that in his day, it was not a very well known book, and then went on to say: “it will profit us no less than the Gospels themselves, so replete is it with Christian wisdom and sound doctrine, especiallyContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts 1: The God Who Does Wonders!”
Edith M. Humphrey 