Post by Lee on May 7, 2015 2:03:24 GMT
(Acts 26.).—Paul shows that the fulfilment of the promises made to the fathers, depends upon the resurrection of the dead. In other words, the things of the Kingdom, and the things of the Name, cannot be separated.
We recall some of the promises. The seed of Abram and the Land — Shiloh of Jacob’s prophecy, the Star and the Sceptre spoken of by Balaam, the prophet like Moses, the Son of David, Immanuel, the wonderful counsellor of Isaiah, the glory of Jerusalem, no more Forsaken, but Married, the new Covenant of Jeremiah, the Temple of Ezekiel’s prophecy, the resurrection of Daniel, the Psalms on the enthronement of the Anointed in Zion, the day of the Lord, spoken of by the twelve prophets, and we see that the Hope of Israel is the coming of Messiah, the desire of all nations.
Festus imagined Paul to be mad from overstudy, but the Apostle appealed to Agrippa’s belief in the prophets. Agrippa’s words in verse 28, are in reply to Paul’s “I am persuaded.” The meaning seems to be, you are persuaded, and you think you can easily persuade me to become a Christian. Rather inclined to contempt than acceptance. Paul rejoined, I am happy in my heart, would you were. He was the only free man there. The others were slaves of pomp, and lust, and power.
(1913). The Christadelphian, 50(electronic ed.), 96.
We recall some of the promises. The seed of Abram and the Land — Shiloh of Jacob’s prophecy, the Star and the Sceptre spoken of by Balaam, the prophet like Moses, the Son of David, Immanuel, the wonderful counsellor of Isaiah, the glory of Jerusalem, no more Forsaken, but Married, the new Covenant of Jeremiah, the Temple of Ezekiel’s prophecy, the resurrection of Daniel, the Psalms on the enthronement of the Anointed in Zion, the day of the Lord, spoken of by the twelve prophets, and we see that the Hope of Israel is the coming of Messiah, the desire of all nations.
Festus imagined Paul to be mad from overstudy, but the Apostle appealed to Agrippa’s belief in the prophets. Agrippa’s words in verse 28, are in reply to Paul’s “I am persuaded.” The meaning seems to be, you are persuaded, and you think you can easily persuade me to become a Christian. Rather inclined to contempt than acceptance. Paul rejoined, I am happy in my heart, would you were. He was the only free man there. The others were slaves of pomp, and lust, and power.
(1913). The Christadelphian, 50(electronic ed.), 96.