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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: Church Age? |
Bible Note: 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. |