Acts 3:21

For he must stay in heaven until the time when everything is restored, as God announced through his holy prophets long ago.

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Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

In Context

20and send Jesus, the Messiah appointed for you.

22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will send you a prophet from among your own people who is like me. You must listen to everything he tells you.

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Cross References

Malachi 3:3He will sit down like a refiner who purifies silver; he will purify Levi's descendants and refine them like gold and silver so they can present pure offerings to the Lord.

Matthew 17:11“It's true that Elijah comes to put everything in place,” Jesus replied,

Luke 1:70as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.

Acts 3:19Now repent, and change your ways, that your sins can be wiped away, so the Lord can send opportunities for you to heal and recover,

Romans 8:21But creation itself waits in hope for the time when it will be set free from the slavery of decay and share the glorious freedom of God's children.

2 Peter 3:2Remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and what the Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:13-26

Peter's Address after Healing the Cripple. 12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to… Read the whole commentary →

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