A study in Acts Chapter 2 (part 2)

Acts 2: 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said unto them, "Ye men of Judea and all ye who dwell in Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words.


Peter again.

Somewhere along the line Peter became their leader. Jesus recognized something within Peter that he could use for his kingdom. Yes as a preacher of the gospel, but more importantly as a leader in the church.

What a leader he was...

• He conducted the first Church Business meeting
• He conducted the first Church election of officers
• He preached the very first sermon of the church age (Chapter 2)
• He oversaw the first major revival Crusade
  
• He preached the 2nd very important sermon at the gate beautiful (chapter 3) after the lame man was healed
• He witnessed to the High Priest and the ''religious officials) (Chapter 4)
• He organized the first deacons and solved some early bickering within the church (Chapter 6)
• He along with John oversaw Phillips revival
• He opened the door for the gentiles to receive salvation, he preached the first sermon to non jews.

So their leader stood and begin to address the mocking crowd.....

15 For these are not drunken as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day;

Right off the bat, he wanted them to know that these folks were NOT drunk. This was not booze related, this was something different, something NEW!

Not Drunk as YE Suppose. Sure, they were drunk, but on the new wine, the Holy Spirit!

Then he goes into the scriptures to show them what was going on....

16 but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 `And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

It came to pass people! God's spirit is being poured out!

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath -- blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood before that great and notable Day of the Lord come.
21 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'