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LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 54
I Peter 1:1 - 2:14
So you have to rightly divide the Word of God.
All right, so, reading verse 11 again just to review our thinking that these prophets in verse 10 were:
I Peter 1:11a
"Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify,…" Even the Old Testament saints were moved as Paul says, that "all Scripture was inspired of God." I Peter 1:11b
"…when it testified (to those Old Testament prophets,) beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." Jesus, in Luke chapter 4 gave us, as I’ve used so often, our reason for opening up our timeline. Now remember here in Luke chapter 4, we have Christ in His earthly ministry, and Christ is still under the Law.
Luke 4:16-17
Luke 4:18-20
19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke 4:21
Isaiah 61, and we won’t take time to reread verse 1, but come up to verse 2 and I want you to notice where He stopped. All right, in verse 2 of Isaiah 61.
Isaiah 61:2a
All right, now look where he stopped as we finish that verse.
Isaiah 61:2b
"…and the day of vengeance of our God;..." (the 7 years of Tribulation). Isaiah 61:2c
"…to comfort all that mourn;" That’s the Kingdom! That’s what the Kingdom will do. I Peter 1:12
"Unto whom (that is the Old Testament believers) it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us (the believers now at the time of Christ’s first advent) they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into."All right, verse 13.
I Peter 1:13
at the revelation (or the second coming)of Jesus Christ." Notice Peter never mentions the Rapture of the Church like Paul does? Now verse 14.
I Peter 1:14-15
All right, now verse 16.
I Peter 1:16-17
Just a short period of time. All right, now verse 18. I Peter 1:18
I Peter 1:19
The Christ! The Son of God!" And that’s all God expected them to believe for their salvation. I Peter 1:20
I Peter 1:21a
"Who by him do believe in God, (the same God) that raised him up from the dead,…" Peter makes no apology for the fact that Christ died and rose from the dead. Acts chapter 2 starting in verse 22. All right, this was the feast of Pentecost. Peter is addressing Israel.
Acts 2:22
"Ye men of Israel, (there’s no Gentile language here) hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:" Remember the timing. Now continue the verse.
Does Peter mention anything about their salvation in believing that? That even though the Messiah was crucified, God has raised Him from the dead, He can still be our King. The message of faith in His death, and burial, and resurrection for salvation was only given to Paul for us in the Body of Christ. All right, then he comes from the Psalms in these next series of verses, showing from the Psalms that the Messiah must suffer and die and be raised from the dead, verse 31.
Psalms 110:1
"The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." And then verse 36 of Acts chapter 2. The first program this afternoon, we went back to Acts chapter 3 where Peter says again that, if they would just repent of having crucified their Messiah and get right with their God, Christ would return and give them the Kingdom. All right, so Peter is still on the same ground. Peter isn’t on church ground. Peter is on prophecy. Peter is on the Old Testament promises concerning the Nation of Israel. All right, back to I Peter, and verse 21
I Peter 1:21
Now verse 22.
I Peter 1:22-23a
John chapter 3. "Unless you are born again you cannot see the Kingdom." All right Peter uses the same terminology.
I Peter 1:23b
Does Paul ever use the term "born again?" Now verse 24.
I Peter 1:24a
I Peter 1:24b
"Snow on the River." I Peter 1:25
"But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
Now let’s go back to Matthew chapter 9 so that you’ll get this concept of the gospel that Peter is speaking of. Nothing has changed so far as Peter is concerned. They were still on the same Gospel that Jesus preached in His earthly ministry. Matthew 9 verse 35.
Matthew 9:35
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." Matthew 10:5,6
"The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. That was the good news of the Kingdom; that Israel’s Messiah was here and is ready to give the Kingdom to Israel if they would just believe that He was that Promised Messiah. That’s the Gospel of the Kingdom.

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