Acts 3:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.”
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What Does Acts 3:23 Mean?
Peter completes the citation with its warning (Deuteronomy 18:19, voiced in the covenant language of being cut off, as in Leviticus 23:29). To refuse the prophet God raises up is not minor dissent; it is to forfeit one's place among the people of God.
The stakes could not be stated more soberly: listening to Jesus is not one religious option among several but the line along which covenant life runs. Yet notice why Peter says it — not to condemn, but to warn while there is still time to hear. A breath later he is blessing them (vv. 25-26). The severity serves the mercy: God points out the cliff because he intends his people never to go over it.
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What does Acts 3:23 mean?
Whoever will not hear that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.