Acts 3:24 Meaning and Explanation
“Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.”
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Read Full Chapter →All the prophets from Samuel onward, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
What Does Acts 3:24 Mean?
From Moses, Peter sweeps forward through the whole prophetic line: Samuel, who anointed David and stands at the head of the prophets after Moses, and every voice that followed. None of them, he says, was silent about 'these days.'
The days Peter means are the ones his hearers are standing in — Messiah come, crucified, risen, his power healing a man at the temple gate. The Old Testament is not a different story stitched awkwardly to a new one; it is one long promise converging on Christ. Read that way, the prophets cease to be distant voices and become witnesses pressing one question on every generation: these are the days — what will you do with the One they spoke of?
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What does Acts 3:24 mean?
All the prophets from Samuel onward, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.