ACTS CHAPTER THREE

Peter and John healed a lame man.
All the people wondered greatly at what just happened,
this lame man not leaping and walking and praising God.
Peter, with boldness from the Holy Spirit said,

Why look ye so earnestly on us
as though by OUR OWN POWER OR HOLINESS
we had made this man to walk?
The GOD of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob,
The God of our fathers, HATH glorified His Son Jesus;
whom YE DELIVERED UP,
and DENIED HIM in the presence of Pilate,
when he was determined to let him go.

(They even said let His blood be on us and OUR CHILDREN! Matt 27:25 cursing their own children to kill a man speaking the Truth!)

But YE DENIED the HOLY ONE and the JUST,
and desired a murderer to be granted unto you!!!

And killed the PRINCE OF LIFE,
[KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE]

(Surely death abides on you if you kill the Prince of LIFE)
(They thought killing Him would get rid of Him! BUT GOD...)

WHOM GOD HATH RAISED FROM THE DEAD;
[GOD RAISED FROM THE DEAD]

[WHOM YE KILLED... GOD RAISED!!!!!!!!!!!]

whereof we are witnesses.

(Thinking they could really GET RID of Christ! No!! GOD raised Him from the dead!!)

And HIS NAME through faith in HIS NAME
hath made this man strong,
whom ye see and know:
yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness
in the presence of you all.

[They tried to get rid of Christ! But
THERE IS POWER IN HIS NAME!
THIS MAN WAS HEALED!!
BY HIS NAME!!
YOU CAN PUT THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD ON A CROSS,
BUT CAN'T KEEP HIM THERE!
EVEN IN HEAVEN HE HAS POWER ON EARTH!
THE POWER OF HIS NAME!
TO SAVE!]

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it,
as did also your rulers.
But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets,
that Christ should suffer, He hath so fulfilled.

[SHEWED BY THE MOUTH OF ALL THE PROPHETS, HE FULFILLED! HE SUFFERED!]
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord!!

REPENT YE!!
BE CONVERTED!
Why? THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT!
SO THAT TIMES OF REFRESHING SHALL COME!
From whose presence? From the PRESENCE OF THE LORD!
THE PRINCE OF LIFE!

Pilate was determined to let Him go, (Matt 27:13-25)
Pilate showed the people the great murderer,
surely they would rather Jesus remain alive,
if they were to choose between a great murderer and Him.
No.
The people would not save the blood of the Innocent!
They would rather have a murderer released among them rather than the Prince of Life!
And YET GOD STANDS,
speaking His Words through men,
REPENT! BE CONVERTED!

Unto you first God, having raised up His Son Jesus,
SENT HIM TO BLESS YOU,
in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

What GRACE!! What Loving kindness!
What longsuffering He has!

Therefore also now,
saith the LORD,
Turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting,
and with weeping, and with mourning:
And rend your heart,
and not your garments,
and turn unto the LORD your God:
for He is gracious and merciful!!
Slow to anger!
And of great kindness!
And repenteth him of the evil.
(Joel 2:12-13)