Acts 2:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:”
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Read Full Chapter →God promises to pour out his Spirit even on servants and handmaidens, and they will prophesy.
What Does Acts 2:18 Mean?
The quotation presses further down the social ladder. In Joel's day, servants and handmaidens stood at the bottom of every household, and prophecy seemed the province of a called few. God promises his Spirit to the lowest place in the house.
The Spirit of God does not check rank before he fills a heart, and the word he gives dignifies whoever carries it. In the community born at Pentecost, the least regarded person may bear the speech of heaven. God has always seen those whom households overlook, and in the last days he makes them his messengers — my servants, he calls them, claiming as his own the ones the world counts least.
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What does Acts 2:18 mean?
God promises to pour out his Spirit even on servants and handmaidens, and they will prophesy.