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1 | Church Age? | Acts 2:17 | Nicholson | 5535 | ||
Is Acts 2:17, talking about the church age? No. First of all there is nothing called “THE CHURCH AGE” in the Scriptures. The Greek words AION, GENEA and OIKONOMIA have been most often wrongly translated and also wrongly understood. AION means AGE and GENEA means GENERATIONS and OIKONOMIA means DISPENSATION or STEWARDSHIP. Also the wrong understanding of the words AGES and DISPENSATIONS have led to wrong understanding of many portions of Scripture. This has also given rise to formation of many cult groups and wrong doctrines. Comparing Matt.12: 31,32 and Eph.1: 21 and the right translation of many other portions of Scripture shows clearly that God has revealed to man only about 2 ages. (1) The FIRST age, which is this present age of approximately 6000 years from ADAM to the GLORIOUS RETURN of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. (2) Then there will be the SECOND age of 1000 years, the coming Messianic Age of the glorious reign of our Lord Jesus Christ over the whole earth. The present AGE of 6000 years can be divided into 3 dispensations of 2000 years each. 1) Dispensation of the Gentiles from Adam to Jacob 2) Dispensation of the Jews from Jacob – Israel to the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ 3) Dispensation of Church from the time of the setting aside of Israel to the rapture of the Church. Acts 2: 16 – 21 must be compared with other related portions like Joel 2: 27-32, Isa.32: 12-18, Isa.44: 1-8, Ezek.39: 28,29, Zech.12: 8 – 13: 1 These Scriptures show clearly that there will be a POURING of the Holy Spirit accompanied by signs, miracles and wonders at the time of our Lord’s return to regather and restore the people of Israel to the Promised Land. At that time the whole house of Israel will repent and return back to their Land and the promises given to them in Gen.12: 1-3 and Exo.19: 5,6 etc. will be fulfilled. This kind of POURING of the Spirit or the signs, miracles and wonders occurred during a few occasions in their history when these promises were about to be fulfilled. Those were the times of 1) Moses and Joshua, 2) Elijah and Elisha, 3) the Lord Jesus and His disciples. These things did not occur in a similar manner on any other occasion throughout the human history. THESE THINGS WILL NOT OCCUR DURING THE PRESENT DISPENSATION OF THE CHURCH. These things will take place only after the rapture of the Church when the People of Israel will repent and return to their Land in the presence of our Lord. |
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2 | Church Age? | Acts 2:17 | Radioman | 5553 | ||
You say: "These things will take place only after the rapture of the Church." If this is so, then why does Peter say in Acts 2:16, "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel"? Verse 17 goes on to say: "And it shall come to pass in the last days." We are in the last days. We have been in the last days since Jesus opened his eyes in a manger in Bethlehem. Answer (short): In Acts 2:17 the phrase " 'last days' refers to the present era of redemptive history from the first coming of Christ (Heb 1:2; 1 Pet 1:20; 1 John 2:18) to his return." (p. 1636, MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997). Answer (full): "LAST DAYS. In the passage quoted from Joel the Hebrew has 'after this' and the Septuagint 'after these things.' Peter interprets the passage as referring specifically to the latter days of the new covenant in contrast to the former days of the old covenant." At the time of Acts chapter 2, "the age of Messianic fulfillment" had "arrived." (p. 1575, Zondervan NASB Study Bible, edited by Kenneth Barker, Zondervan, 1999) "Last Day(s), Latter Days, Last Times. There are problems with the terminology of 'the latter days' in that, for example, the King James Version quite often refers to 'the latter days,' an expression not found in modern translations. Further, it is not always clear whether 'the latter days' means a somewhat later period than that of the writer or the latest times of all, the end of the world. There are also expressions that locate the day being discussed in the time of the speaker. Care is needed as we approach the passages that use these terms." (pp. 464-465, Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible, Walter A. Elwell, editor, Baker Books, 1996) |
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3 | Church Age? | Acts 2:17 | Nicholson | 5906 | ||
Last Days Whenever we read about “the Last Days,” we should see on what context this is mentioned. In Joel’s prophecy and in the whole book of Joel the theme is the Return and Restoration of the JEWS. So in all the connected references like Joel 2: 27-32, Isa.32: 12-18, Isa.44: 1-8, Ezek.39: 28,29, Zech.12: 8 – 13: 1 these Last Days would refer to the same general context. This present age of approximately 6000 years can be seen to consist of 3 dispensations of 2000 years each. The first dispensation is of the GENTILES, from Adam to Jacob. The second dispensation is of the JEWS, from Jacob to the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The third dispensation is of the CHURCH, from the First to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1Cor.10: 32) Here, “the Last Days” is connected with the second dispensation. It will coincide with the fulfillment of the promises of God to the JEWS. Gen.12: 2,3, Exo.19: 5,6 etc. These were about to be fulfilled at the First Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ through the ministry of our Lord in the Gospels and through the ministry of our Lord’s disciples in Acts. But the JEWS rejected the message of the Kingdom and also crucified their Messiah. Matt.23: 13, Matt.21: 43 and in Acts 13: 46, 18: 6, 28: 28 According to Daniel’s prophecy, at that time, the end of the dispensation of the JEWS was (1week of years – Dan.9: 25 – 27) short of only 7 years. The clock (of the JEWS) stopped short of 7 years and the next dispensation of the CHURCH started. After the end of this dispensation of the CHURCH, as soon as the Church is raptured, that clock will start again and run for 7years to complete the dispensation of the JEWS. At that time the promises to the JEWS will all be fulfilled. So we can see clearly that it was the Last Days for the JEWS during both the occasions i.e. during the First as well as the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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