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NASB | Acts 2:17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' says God, 'THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE [divinely prompted] VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM [divinely prompted] DREAMS; |
Bible Question (short): Only Israel? |
Question (full): Dear Searcher, Greetings in the name of Jesus! Friend, I am not sure what you mean here. Do you mean that Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost was only for those of Jewish descent? Or that Joel's prophecy was only for Israel, and Peter was telling the hundreds gathered around him that "this which you see and hear" is only for Jews of another era? I am under the impression that this sermon was for Christians, both Jew and Gentile, from that day forward. Please elaborate. While I'm asking, when do you see the fulfillment of this prophecy? Pre-Christ, the Day of Pentecost, today, or some future event? I believe we are seeing a portion of this now. In Christ Jesus, charis |