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THE APOSTLE OF THE RECONCILIATION 41
B 2
Beautiful gate. Lame man lying.
C 3-9
The miracle, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
B 10 Beautiful gate. Lame man healed.
A 11 Peter and John. Solomon's porch.
We now turn our attention to the explanation and prophetic application that is twice given.
B 3:12-24.
(see Structure on page 76)
a D 13- The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, of our fathers.
E -13. Glorified His Son Jesus.
F 14,15- Denial, detention, and death of Christ.
G -15.
Witnesses to resurrection.
H 16-
The power of the name.
I -16.
Perfect soundness before all.
b
J 17,18. Fulfilment of things shown by mouth of prophets - suffering.
K 19-21- Re-pent, re-freshing, re-stitution.
J -21. Fulfilment of things spoken by mouth of prophets - glory.
K 22-24. Hear ... if not - destroyed.
B 3:25 to 4:12
(see Structure on page 76)
a D 25. The God of our fathers - Abraham.
E 26. Raised up His Son Jesus.
F 4:3-7. Detention and opposition to apostles.
G 2.
Glorified; and witness to resurrection.
H 8-10-
The power of the name.
I -10.
Whole before all.
b
J 11.
The rejected stone become Head.
K 12-
Neither is there THE HEALING in any other.
J -12- For there is no other name under heaven.
K -12.
Whereby we must be saved. (The healing of the nation).
It will be seen that Peter, in both instances, is dealing with God as the God of Abraham, the God of his fathers.
What had the healing of the lame man to do with the covenant of God with Abraham? And in what way did that
miracle typify Israel? Let Peter himself tell us. `These days' (3:24), these `last days' (2:17), the days during which
the apostles testified, had been the subject of prophecy since the world began:
`Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise
foretold of THESE DAYS' (Acts 3:24).
The time, therefore, was one of prophetic importance.
`Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto
Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you FIRST God, having raised up
His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities' (3:25,26).
The covenant of Abraham included the blessing of all kindreds of the earth. Israel was the appointed channel
through which that blessing must come. Israel therefore must first be restored before the times of refreshing can
come and blessing flow out to the uttermost parts. Unto Israel therefore first the Lord came. A saved and restored
Israel would soon lead on to a saved and restored world.