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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; |
Subject: Who is God talking to? |
Bible Note: Dear Searcher, Greetings in the name of Jesus! To answer your question, yes, if led by the Spirit with the purpose of glorifying God, we CAN pick up snakes and drink poison without harm. We can also see the sick recover, and many other things in Jesus' name. Was Peter's sermon for the church? Are you the one to judge which parts are for whom? Or does the Spirit judge these things? How can you say "your" is for the Jews only, BUT it includes us too? Yes, we DO have to be careful when we read the Bible! We must read with faith. We must also have the 'flexibility' (humility) to allow the Spirit of God to do as He pleases. When we say, "This part only applies to these people," we place a limitation on God according to our present understanding. Though I have some ideas about the 'application' of Bible passages, making 'absolute' statements sets me up for a fall. 'Only,' 'never,' 'always,' and such words are arrogance before God. In Christ Jesus, charis |