Monday Acts 2:22-28

Peter tells the crowd about the resurrection.

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The Holy Spirit came upon the Christians on the day of Pentecost. They were miraculously empowered to speak in other languages to show the validity of the event. The Jews in the temple area were amazed at what had happened, so Peter stood up and explained what was going on.

Peter reminded the people about what Jesus had done. He had performed miracles. Most of the people there would have known about Jesus the miracle-worker who had been executed by the Roman governor just seven weeks earlier. There never seemed to be a doubt among the people about whether or not Jesus performed miracles. They just couldn’t agree on the authority by which He performed the miracles. Peter told them that everything happened according to the plan of God.

God raised Jesus from the dead. Remember that Peter is preaching in Jerusalem. This is the place where Jesus was executed. This is were Jesus was buried. This is were Jesus rose from the dead. If Jesus really did not rise from the dead, then this would have been the appropriate time for the opponents to bring out the body of Jesus and stop it all.

Peter quoted David in Psalm 16. He said that David was prophesying about Jesus and the resurrection. Peter is not providing proof of the resurrection. He is explaining the meaning of the resurrection. The proof of the resurrection was the empty tomb and the appearances of Jesus to witnesses.

We cannot prove that God exists. We cannot prove that Jesus rose from the dead. But we can explain it. When God provides the proof, He then allows us to provide the explanation.