ACTS TWO

THE MEANING

• The meaning of acts 2 is that the Holy Spirit is always within us.
• The disciples are present and tell everyone that the Holy Spirit is present.

THE AUTHOR AND DATE

• The author is Luke
• It was dated back to the day of the Pentecost

HISTORICAL REFERENCES

• There was a historical reference dating back to David
• David was buried at his death and he now is with God at his side.
• The second historical context was talking about Jesus.
• Jesus arose from the dead so all our sins could be gone

CULTURAL REFERENCES

• All throughout the passage, Peter is speaking to all those who live in Jerusalem.
• He also says that there are people who speak every language
• God speaks to them all in their language

VOCAB

• Accredited: a person who is officially recognized or authorized (verse 22)
• Bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand (verse 6)

VOCAB

• Accredited: a person who is officially recognized or authorized (verse 22)
• Bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand (verse 6)

ALLEGORICAL SENSE

• The major theme is that those who wanted to be with God had to be baptized
• They also had to pray and want to learn more.

OCCURRENCE #1

• While Jesus was alive and when he was preaching he would baptize many people
• (Matthew)

OCCURRENCE #2

• John would baptize anyone who wanted to be baptized
• (Luke 3:16)

OCCURRENCE #3

• Jesus was baptized by John in Galilee
• (Mark 1:9)

CONNECTION BETWEEN LUKE AND JOHN

• Peter in Acts 2 baptized anyone who wanted to be so that they can be with God
• John baptized people for his whole life. He baptized lots of people including Jesus

JESUS FULFILLS THE OLD TESTAMENT

• Jesus fulfills the Old Testament.
• Jesus fulfilled it because in the Old Testament is says Jesus will come and die for us
• All we have to do is get baptized to be with God forever.

MORAL SENSE

• Peter was the main character.
• He told everyone that hey needed to be baptized in order for them to go to heaven (its not the only thing).
• He then baptized three thousand people to join God's family

MODERN DAY SITUATION

• Priests baptize people of all ages every week.
• They preach the word of God then baptize others.

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ANAGOGICAL SENSE

• This guides a Christian to heaven because it talks about being baptized and that's still something we do.
• It is very important to get baptized because God cleanses us of our sins.

ALLEGORICAL SENSE

• The major theme is that those who wanted to be with god in heaven had to be baptized
• Also they had to want to learn more about God and had to pray.

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ALLEGORICAL SENSE

• The major theme is that those who wanted to be with God in heaven had to baptized
• You also had to learn more about God and pray.

OCCURRENCE #1

• While Jesus was alive and when he was preaching he would baptize many people (Matthew)

OCCURRENCE #2

• John would baptize anyone who wanted to be baptized (Luke 3:16)

OCCURRENCE #3

• Jesus was baptized by John in Galilee (Mark 1:9)

CONNECTION BETWEEN LUKE AND JOHN

• Peter in Acts 2, baptizes anyone that wants to be baptized so that that can be apart of God's family.
• John baptized people for his whole life. He baptized thousands of people including Jesus.

JESUS FULFILLS THE OLD TESTAMENT

• Jesus fulfills the Old Testament because in the Old Testament it says that Jesus will come and die for our sins.
• All we have to do is getting baptized to be with God in heaven forever.

MORAL SENSE

• Peter was the main character.
• He told everyone that they needed to be baptized in order for them to go to heaven .
• He then baptized around three thousand people to join God's family.

MODERN DAY

• Priests baptize people of all ages every week.
• They preach the word of God and then baptize others.

ANAGOGICAL SENSE

• This guides a Christian to heaven because it talks about being baptized and that is something we still do to this day.
• It is veRy important to be baptized because that is how all of our sins are gone and we don't have any left in our bodies.