Shabbat Shalom, everyone. Please turn with me to the book of Acts today, Acts chapter 10. And we are going to try to finish chapter 10 and see how Peter, the apostle, used the key that Yeshua, the Messiah, had given to him in order to unlock or to open the door to the Gentile world to enter into the body of the Messiah, the body of Christ. And so we read in Acts chapter 10 today, beginning from verse 34 to the end of the chapter. Then Peter opened his mouth and said, "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation, he that feareth him, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him." The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Yeshua, the Messiah, he is Lord of all.

That word I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached. How God anointed Yeshua of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they slew and hang on a tree. Him God raised up the third day and showed him openly, not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the judge of the living and the dead. "To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins." While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them which heard the word. "And they, of the circumcision which believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnified God." Then answered Peter, "Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?" "And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." "Then prayed they him to tarry certain days." "And I'm concluding with the reading here in Acts chapter 10 because I want to focus today in this ministry meeting on the fact that Peter is used here by God in the power of the Spirit of God to unlock, if you will, to open the door to the Gentiles in this world, in the foundation of the assembly of the church 2,000 years ago when the church, the assembly began.

Now just to take us back for a moment to the previous verses which we have looked over in the last meeting together. You remember how interesting it was how the Spirit of God has worked. The same Holy Spirit of God that worked in the heart of Cornelius in the city of Caesarea is the same Holy Spirit, the same Lord who worked in the heart and the mind of Peter in the city of Jaffo. Here we see the way God is working. He is convicting an individual in one town, in one city. And he is speaking to his servants in another location. And then, lo and behold, they meet each other and the message of the apostle to Cornelius and his family now can be proclaimed.

This is exactly what happens in the world today. We sometimes wonder, how is it that there is a possibility that there is a person in Africa or wherever it is in a faraway land that has a desire to learn of the things of God. And at the same time, you have another person or local church or local assembly that have an exercise, a burden to send a missionary, a servant to another country to share the message of the gospel. It is the Spirit of God who is working in the heart and consciences of individuals to bring about the meeting time, the meeting place, the meeting with the people to meet them together in order that the message of the gospel will be proclaimed.

Well, hear what happened. Cornelius sent the messengers to Petros, to Peter in Jaffo. Peter kept them with him until the next morning. And he have gone back to the house of Cornelius in the city of Caesarea. And there, you remember, Peter have never entered into a home that is not a Jewish home. Here, Peter had to learn now that the gospel, though it started in Jerusalem and in Judea, and in Samaria, but it ultimately has to be reached to the uttermost part of this earth, like we have in Acts chapter 1 and verse 8. And so Peter now had to learn not to call unclean that which God had cleansed.

Not to call uncommon that which the Lord had called common. And so now he had gone to the house of Cornelius and you can just imagine what a privilege. He's coming there. He's entering into the house. And look what Cornelius said to him just the previous verse before we have read here in verse 34. Notice it says in verse 33. And now look what he says: "Therefore we are all here in the presence of God, ready to hear all the things that God have commended you." I tell you what it must have been at that time to see a group of people eagerly sitting and waiting to hear the message that was given to Peter by the Lord Yeshua.

Waiting eagerly sitting with their families and the children and the neighbors in the house of Cornelius. What a sight it must have been. You know we long to see a sight like this today. Where you can come to a place that people will invite you and say: "Listen, a certain brother, whoever it is, a servant of the Lord, we want to hear about the Lord. We want to hear about Yeshua the Messiah. We want to hear about God. We want you to open, to unfold to us the Word of God." Unfortunately, you don't hear it as much as we would like to hear it these days.

But look at the setting. Peter didn't have to go and gather anyone. He didn't have to go to preach in the streets and go to the highways and the byway and bring everybody. No, everything was set and ready for Peter to give the message of the Word of God. And people were ready. They were eager to hear the Word. They were willing to sit and listen to what God has for this man of God to say to them. And Lord Peter come to this place. And now, beloved brothers and sisters, Peter is going to use the key that was given to him by Yeshua the Messiah to unlock, to open the door.

This time he is going to open the door to the Gentiles. I want to just for a moment just read this verse in Matthew chapter 16 and verse 19. The first part of verse 19, where Yeshua said to him, "I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosened in heaven." In Matthew chapter 16 and verse 19, after the declaration that Yeshua is the Messiah, the Son of the living God Yeshua gave to Peter the keys to open the door to his own brethren, the Jewish people, to open the door to the Samaritans, and now to open the door to the Gentile world.

And so here is the way Peter is now using the key. First of all, you notice in verse 34, Peter began to proclaim. Very nicely he says now in verse 34 of Acts 10, "Then Peter opened his mouth and he said of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons." You see, he had to learn that God has no respect to persons. There is a heart of an individual that is willing to listen to him. He going to open the door to bring them the message. God has no respect of persons. Yes, of course, we know that when it's come to election of the nation of Israel, God had chosen Abraham from among the nations.

Abraham and Isaac and Jacob to make out of them a nation. He had chosen, he had elected Abraham and his descendants. But obviously, by his election of Abraham, he had in mind that through the family of Abraham, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Israel, the nation, the preaching of the Gospel, the preaching of God's Word will go through the whole nations of the world. And so, God is no respecter of persons. If a person has a desire to hear the Word of God, God is always willing to reach that person and bring him to himself. So, Peter says, right away in verse 34, he says, listen, God is no respecter of persons.

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. All have a need of redemption, of salvation, of forgiveness of sins. All of us, we have all inherited this Adamic nature. When Adam sinned, I sinned. When Adam sinned, you sinned. Adam's bringing the whole human race into sin. This is exactly what happened to you and I. Every person that was born into this world is in a need of a Redeemer in his life. And so, he says, God is no respecter of persons. Notice in verse 35, he continues, and he says that, God accepts everyone that fear him, that believes on him. Verse 35, he says, but in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him.

Some people make mistakes when they say one has to fear God and live a righteous life. In other words, never have fallen. In other words, live a perfect life. Then God will receive him. Now, the truth here in the scripture is that, first of all, one has to fear God. To have reverence to God and to believe God's word. And after he has accepted the gospel, he becomes a believer in Yeshua the Messiah. Then he should seek to live a righteous life. He doesn't live a righteous life in order to be saved, but he lives a righteous life because he is saved. Because he has accepted Yeshua the Messiah.

So, in every nation, he that fear God, fear him and worketh righteousness is accepted with God. God accepts a person from all the nations of the world if he simply will have the fear of God, the reverence of God, and ultimately will accept him and trust him and follow after him. And so, Peter is now telling that God does not only have no respect of person, but he is also saying that God is accepting everyone that will accept him and that will believe in him and trust him and bring him into a relationship with himself. So, next, in verses 36 to 41, Peter now presents Yeshua to the family of Cornelius.

And notice what he does here. He speaks here about the life, the death, and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus the Messiah. He is expressing here the simple gospel. Yeshua the Messiah lived a perfect life. He died a substitutionary death and he rose from among the dead. That's the gospel. And that's what he does here when he's presenting this message to the family of Cornelius in a gentle home. That's what he does. And he began in these verses, verses 36 to 41. He began, first of all, in verse 36, that showing how the word came to this world, that it came through the nation of Israel. You see, he says in verse 36, the word which God sent unto the children of Israel.

Preaching peace. Shalom. Preaching shalom by Yeshua the Messiah that he is Lord of all. The first thing that he's saying, listen, this is not new. The new thing here is, of course, that the Messiah came to finish the work. But what already had been told by the prophets of old, that the Messiah will come. God, through his servants, the prophets of Israel, have already declared the word that there will come a time where God is intending to make peace here in this world. Peace with God. Peace of God that will come through the person of Yeshua the Messiah. So, notice he used the word. He's using the scripture.

He said, the word which God sent unto the children. You know, it is important, brothers and sisters, to recognize, why do we believe God? Because we have it written in his word. That's the only ground which we can stand upon. There is a song that often children sing in various church groups. They said, you know, that they know that they are saved because the Bible tells them that. Because the word of God is saying, Jesus or Yeshua love me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. So, the word of God is important for us. We cannot shift, we cannot deviate from the scripture.

In the word of God, we have the truth that God wants to proclaim to mankind. So, he sent the word of God through the nation of Israel. And you notice that he said, preaching peace, preaching shalom. You know, how do you make peace with men? When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, sin broke shalom, broke peace. There was no longer harmony between a holy God and a sinful man. And so, in order for God to bring about shalom, he had to do something to meet the need of a sinful man. And so, he preached shalom, he preached peace through Yeshua, the Messiah.

Because God had intended, in a time past, to send the Messiah of Israel to this world to make peace between a holy God and a sinful man. So, the price had to be paid. And that's why the name of Yeshua is mentioned here in verse 36. Preaching peace by Yeshua the Messiah. Beautiful to see that here in these verses. Just go back for a moment to Luke chapter 2. Just a verse or two there in the Gospel of Luke. If you remember when Yeshua was born and came to this world. In the Gospel of Luke, we read, listen. Luke chapter 2 and verse 14. Glory to God in the highest.

And on earth, peace, shalom, good will toward men. You notice that? When the Messiah came to this world and those angels were singing, the multitude of angels were singing. This heavenly host, what they were singing, they were saying, glory to God. But peace on earth, good will towards men. They were singing because finally the Messiah came. The promised peace that God desired to have between himself and mankind is finally coming about. The Messiah is coming to make peace between a holy God and a sinful man. And so that's why he's saying in verse 36. God sent unto the children of Israel preaching shalom by Yeshua the Messiah.

He is Lord of all. Then he continued. And he's saying now in verse 37 that this message is now published not only in Israel, but going to continue to publish through the rest of this world. And he says in verse 37, that word, I say, you know, which was published throughout all Judea and began from Galilee after the baptism, which John had preached. You remember when John the baptizer was in the Jordan River and Yeshua the Messiah came down to be baptized by him. Remember, there was the Pharisees who came and many who came down from Jerusalem to Jordan. And John had to tell them. He had to warn them that they need to bring fruit for repentance.

They needed to repent because the Messiah is coming and the Messiah is now is going to accomplish peace. And yet they needed to have fruit for repentance. They needed to repent before God and to acknowledge that the Messiah has come. And so it was published. Yeshua came already. He lived his life here in this world and he finished the work. Now it was published throughout Judea and Galilee. And everybody heard of the work that Yeshua the Messiah have done. And so that's what he's saying in verses 36 and 37. It is the word of God that was now published already throughout the land. And now in verses 38 to 41, he gives us the four parts of the gospel, the life of the Messiah, the death of the Messiah, the resurrection of the Messiah, and the revealing of the Messiah to his disciples before he ascended to heaven.

The life of the Messiah, the life of the Messiah, the death of the Messiah, and the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah. This is what we have here in the next verses. And here he began first of all with verse 38 and verse 39a. And notice he says here, How God anointed Yeshua of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. See, he began to present to Cornelius and his family the life of the Messiah.

You know, if we want to know who Yeshua is, we want to know what kind of life he lived. And you know, the life that he lived, brothers and sisters, is a life that was impeccable, a holy life, a pure life, a life that was sin apart without any sin in his life. That's the kind of life that's the kind of life Yeshua has lived. And so he was anointed by God. In Hebrew, Mashiach, he was the anointed of God. The Spirit of God anointed him and he lived a life that was a perfect life here in this world. You know, what attracted us to him is the kind of life that he lived.

Later on, we have been attracted to what he has accomplished on the tree as well. But when we look at the Lord and his life, we are amazed at his life. You just read the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And you see how the Hebrew evangelists, if you will, present the person of the Messiah in his life. Matthew, look at him as the King of Israel. Mark, look at him as the servant of the Lord. Luke, present him as the perfect man. And John, present him as the eternal Son of God. And you watch him in his life. And you see the kind of life that he lived.

You know, it says here in this verse, he said, "Who went about doing good." Every step he took in his life, Yeshua did nothing else but good. Every word he spoke, it was a word of comfort and encouragement to mankind. He went about doing good. Everywhere he went. He was in contrast to any other human being that ever entered into this world. Even though great men, like our forefathers Abraham, King David and the lawgiver Moshe Rabbeinu. Though they were great men. But they never matched the life of the man by the name of Yeshua from Nazareth. Impeccable life. A perfect life. And he went about doing good as we read here in this verse 38.

We also read that he was healing. All that were oppressed of the devil. Brothers and sisters, you see the devil, Satan. Already from Genesis 3, right in the beginning when man was created in the Garden of Eden. He had already there caused emotional and spiritual sicknesses that came into this world. Where we read that the man was oppressed of the devil. You remember how he challenged Eve? He said, "Or has God really said?" And now Eve instead of listening to the counsel of God through her husband. Have taken of the fruit of the tree the knowledge of good and evil. And she ended up giving to her husband.

And her husband have also disobeyed God and plunged the human race into sin. Right from the Garden of Eden in Genesis chapter 3. Man was oppressed by Satan and his activities. And you can see it from the Garden of Eden all throughout the ages. Even in this present day, we can see the attacks of the devil, of Satan and his works here in this world. To draw men, the human race, away after him. And that's why we can see the condition that is existing today in this world. Satan, according to scripture, is the God, the small g, the God of this world has blinded the mind of them that believe not.

Lest they will believe on this glorious gospel of the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah. This is in 2 Corinthians chapter 4. Though what we see here that Peter is telling Cornelius and his family that Yeshua went about doing good things, healing. Not only physical healing, but emotional and spiritual healing. All the ones that were oppressed by the devil. And we read of him from the beginning of Genesis chapter 3 all the way to the end in Revelation chapter 20. When even brothers and sisters, after the millennial age. After a thousand years of peace upon the face of this earth. Yeshua reigning over his people Israel. A beautiful messianic age. And at the end of the thousand years, Satan is going to be loosed for a little while.

And what do you think he's going to do? He's going to continue with the same activity of what we read here in verse 38. Oppressing mankind. And he will rally after him. The youth movement at the end of Revelation chapter 20. Will cause them to follow after him. And to go against God and his people Israel. At the end of the millennial age. So, Satan had so much time allowed by God. To cause all sorts of oppression against men. Against the human race. But the contrast is Yeshua the Messiah. In his life. The short life he lived of 33 years or so. He went about doing good. And then he have healed all that were oppressed of the devil.

For God was with him. God the Father guided his son the Messiah here on earth. And he was with him. And he used him. So you can see here the life of the Lord Jesus the Messiah. Who was anointed by the Lord. Could you please for a moment turn with me to Isaiah chapter 42. The first four verses. Let me just read them about the servant. The Messiah. The servant of the Lord. In his life. Isaiah prophesied concerning the life of the Messiah. And Isaiah said in verse 1. God is speaking. Behold my servant. Whom I uphold. Mine elect. In whom my soul delight. I have put my spirit upon him.

And he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry. No lift. No cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break. And a smoking flax shall he not quench. He shall bring forth justice unto the earth. He shall not fail. Fail. No be discouraged. Till he hath set judgment in the earth. And the isles shall wait for his law. See already 750 years prior to the birth of the Messiah. Isaiah was used by God to present the servant. The kind of life that he's going to live. The life that we'll be honoring to the Lord. That's what Isaiah said in chapter 42.

Just one more verse in chapter 61 of Isaiah. Again I would like you to see brothers and sisters. The kind of life that Yeshua have lived. Have lived. It says in chapter 61. Verse 1. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me. Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted. To proclaim liberty to the captives. And to the opening of the prison to them that are bound. You see. That's what the Lord have done. Now he's speaking about his life. We're going to talk about his death in a moment. But in his life.

It says here that he came to this world to bind up the broken hearted. And to open the prison to them that are spiritually bound. Man is bound by Satan to sin and to darkness. And when the Messiah came. He gave liberty. He liberated mankind. And he still does that today. Through his finished work on the tree for us. You notice he says. To bring good tidings unto the meek. To bind the broken hearted. To proclaim liberty. To them that are captive. You know people are captive today. To sin. Then they need liberty. And it is only can come. Through Yeshua the Messiah. Who came down to this world.

To finish the work on the tree. But in his life. I'm specifically speaking here. In verse 38 of our chapter. In his life. This person by the name of Yeshua from Nazareth. Went about doing good. Healing all that were oppressed of the devil. For God was with him. And he continued here in verse 39. Peter he says. We are witnesses. Of all these things. Which he did both in the land of the Jews. And in Jerusalem. So Peter is saying. Listen. We have been his witnesses. We walked with him. We saw what he did in his life. We saw the kind of life that he lived. And so he did it in the land of the Jewish people.

And in the city of Jerusalem. We saw it. We observed it. We have walked with him here in this world. And so he was presenting. This beautiful life of Yeshua. The Messiah here. Upon the face of this earth. But he doesn't stop here. Even if Yeshua have lived a perfect life. And have done good on every hand. It would never avail. For salvation. Because in order for him. To save a sinful world. He must pay the penalty for sin. And that's why he's saying. In the next verse. Verse 39b. About his death. And so we read here. Very simple words. But very profound. Because it says.

Whom they slew. And hanged on a tree. Now you see. Peter again. It is not the first time. It must have been his fourth or fifth time. That he put the responsibility. Upon his own brethren. His own nation. Why? It was not the Jewish people. Who put Jesus on a tree. It was the Romans. Who did that. It was not the Jewish leaders. Who had placed him on a cross. No. It was a Roman way. Of execution. mission. But you see. There is an element of responsibility. That Peter. Identify with. Himself. And the nation. Because the leaders. Of the nation. Of Israel. Did not. Accept.

The Messiahship. Of Yeshua. And there is an element. Of responsibility. You see. Israel is a privileged nation. But privilege. Does not go along. Without responsibility. And so there is an element. Of responsibility. And that's why. Brothers and sisters. When the leaders. Of Israel said. His blood. Will come upon us. And upon our children. In a sense. It was like. A prophetic word. That they were saying. Listen. When he dies. There will be. An element. Of consequences. You know. When Israel. Did not accept. Yeshua. The Messiah. God. Who is a holy. God. Who have chosen. Our nation. To be a. Favored nation. He also. Is expecting.

From the nation. To accept. His word. And to submit. To what he said. And when Israel. As a nation. Did not. Accept. The Messiah. They have bought. The consequences. In many ways. Look at our nation. Today. Look at the. Two thousand years. Of history. Of our own nation. Is a scattered. All over the world. Dispersed. To every nation. Oftentimes. Hated. And persecuted. By the nations. Of the world. And if you. And I will understand. You will see. That God gave Israel. The element. Of responsibility. He says. If you will. Believe. And obey. My word. There will be blessing. But if you will not. Obey my word.

There will be. Cursing. And judgment. And you can see. Sadly to say. And I know it grieves. The heart of God. Who love Israel. When his own people. Are scattered. And dispersed. And persecuted. Over the years. And we can look at the history. And look what even going on. In this present day. Israel. Without Messiah. Has no shalom. No peace. No satisfaction. Because there is that lack. Of having. The king. Mashiach. Reigning over the nation. Bringing them back. Into a relationship. With God. But it hadn't happened yet. It will happen. It will happen. Praise God. God's word. Will come to pass. He will restore our nation.

Back to himself. But in the meanwhile. The very same God. Who is a loving God. Is also a holy. And a just God. And so look. Peter in a sense says. Whom they have hanged. As slew and hanged on a tree. I would like once again. To mention. They did not slay Jesus. It was the Roman. Who executed it. But there is an element. Of responsibility. That the nation. Of Israel. Bear. Because as the. Leaders. Did not. Lead. The rest of the nation. To accept Yeshua. The Messiah. And so. He died. A shameful death. He died. Brothers and sisters. When we think about. How the Lord died.

When he was lifted up. Between heaven and earth. In between two malefactors. You read about it. In Luke. Chapter 22 and 23. What a shameful death. He died there. On the tree. They mocked at him. They laughed at him. They railed at him. Even the two malefactors. Railed at him. We read it. In the Gospel of Matthew. Until one of them. Recognized. That he was a just man. But oh. What a shameful death. He died. He died. And the Bible tells us. In various passages. That he died. The just. For the unjust. In order to bring us. To God. We were the unjust. The sinners. He was the just one.

And he paid. The penalty. For our sin. When he died. For us. On that tree. Where God. Have laid. Upon him. The iniquity. Of us all. A shameful death. He died. But thank God. He was not left. On the cross. He did not only. Remain dead. Because the next verse. You notice that. In verse 40a. The first part. Of verse 40. We read about. His resurrection. And look at this. He says. Him. This is Yeshua. Him. God. Raised up. On the third. Day. The same. God. Who judged him. For the sin. Of this world. Is the same. God. Who raised him. From among the dead. And the importance.

Of the resurrection. In the gospel. It is essential. And important. Because. If Yeshua. Remained dead. And not rose. From among the dead. We would not have. A living savior. But because. His resurrection. The fact. The fact. That he was raised. God was satisfied. God's. Requirement. From men. With respect. To sin. Have been met. When Yeshua died. On the tree. But God now. Had been pleased. With his work. And he raised him. From. Among. The dead. And the resurrection. Of the Messiah. Tells us. That God. Is. Satisfied. Totally. Satisfied. With the work. Of Yeshua. Any sinner. Today. Who are now. Coming to God. By faith. In Yeshua.

The Messiah. The proof. Of the satisfaction. Of God. With respect. To sin. Is the resurrection. Of Yeshua. The Messiah. Paul. In his word. Said. This. Like this. The apostle Paul. Last verse. Of Romans. Chapter 4. Verse 25. He was. Delivered. For our. Offenses. But he was. Raised. For our. Justification. God. Can declare. The believer. In Yeshua. The Messiah. Justified. That's why. The resurrection. Is so. Important. And so. Look. His life. Verse 38. And 39. A. His death. Verse 39. B. His resurrection. Is in verse 40. The first part. Of this verse. And then. Finally. He is now. In verse 40. B. In verse 41. He is now. Showing. Him. Openly. Revealing. The Messiah.

After his resurrection. Notice. I'm reading now. In verse 40. B. And he. Showed him. Openly. Not to all. The people. But unto witnesses. Chosen before. Of God. Even to us. Who did eat. And drink. With him. After. He rose. From the dead. You see. Now. What happened. Is that. God. Had shown. Revealed Yeshua. To the believers. By the way. No. Unbelievers. Have seen Yeshua. After his resurrection. But those. That have seen. Yeshua. The Messiah. Those were his disciples. And followers. Who have seen him. You remember. We've talked about it. In our Bible classes. John. Chapter 20. And 21. Thomas. Was not at a meeting. On the first day of the week.

In the Shabbat evening. First day of the week. Saturday night. Which is the first day of the week. After sundown. Thomas was not there. That evening. The disciples said. We have seen the Lord. And he said. I will not believe it. Until I'll. See him. And I will handle him. With my hands. So the following. First day of the week. Yeshua comes again. And he says to Thomas. Thomas. Reach your hand. And touch me. Touch my side. Thomas didn't even get to do that. He fell on his face. And he says. My Lord. And my God. Yeshua. Revealed himself. To the disciples. After his resurrection.

And that's what Peter is saying now. To Cornelius. And his family. He says. Listen. He. Have been. Revealed. Not to everyone. But to. Those. Who God have chosen. Even to us. Who did eat with him. And sat with him. After he rose. From the dead. So. He was. Living a pure life. He died. A substitutionary death. He rose. For our justification. And he was seen. By the early disciples. After his. Resurrection. And that's. By the way. Brothers and sisters. Is the gospel. When we preach. And we share the gospel. We have to make sure. That we speak about. The life of the Lord. The sinless life.

The death of the Lord. The substitutionary death. And the resurrection. Of Yeshua. The Messiah. This is the fundamental truth. Of the gospel. And one must believe. In this. In order for one. To receive forgiveness. Of sins. Well. Let's wrap it up now. Towards the end. Here now. And so. We read. In verse 42. And verse 43. We read. Of the commission. That the apostles. Have received. From the Lord. In verse 42. Peter says. He. This is God. This is the Lord. Yeshua. Commended us. To preach unto the people. And to testify. That it is. He. Which was ordained. Of God. To be the judge. Of the living. And the dead.

You see. The same. Jesus. The same. Yeshua. That was. As a lamb. Led to the slaughter. He's going to be the judge. And one. One. That refused. To accept him. At the foot. Of the cross. Will have. To accept him. At the great. White throne. Judgment. You see. There is no. Fence. We cannot sit. On the fence. We are either. In or out. We are either. Saved. Or lost. We are either. Believers. Or. We go to the lake. Of fire. There is no. In between. The same. One. That was. The same. One. That became. The judge. Of the living. And the dead. And that's why.

It is important. To make sure. That we come. To him. At the foot. Of the tree. And tell him. Have mercy. Of me. God. Be merciful. To me. A sinner. To him. We read. In verse 43. Give all the prophets. Witness. That through his name. Whomsoever. Believeth in him. Shall receive forgiveness. Of sins. You see. The prophets. Of Israel. Have already. Witnessed. Concerning. The Messiah. Isaiah. We read. Already. Isaiah. In chapter 42. In chapter 61. We can also read. In chapter 45. That Isaiah. Speaking. All the end of the earth. Come to me. God is speaking. Of himself. That he is the answer. For men's sin. That's why. The prophet.

Was speaking. Already. Long ago. That through his name. Whosoever. Shall believe. In him. Shall receive. Forgiveness. Of sins. What. A truth. To learn. Brothers and sisters. And friends. To have. Forgiveness. Of sins. All of us. Have sinned. And come short. Of the glory. Of God. And to have. Our sins. Forgiven. It's a relief. It's like. A load. Coming down. From our shoulders. Because. God. Can now. Justify us. Forgive us. Our sins. On the basis. Of the finished work. Of Yeshua. The Messiah. Well. That's what Peter did. He preached. The gospel. He used. The key. To open. The door. To the Gentile world. At the house.

Of Cornelius. And so. Look. What happened. In conclusion. From verse 44. To the end. Of the chapter. We have. The Gentile salvation. And the spirit. Baptism. We read. Immediately. In verse 44. The Holy Spirit. Upon them. Look. It says. And. While Peter. Spake. These words. He didn't even. Finish. He was just. In a process. Of. Preaching. The Messiahship. Of Yeshua. He was presenting. The message. Of the gospel. While he was speaking. At the same time. The spirit. Of God. The Holy Spirit. Fell upon them. Which heard. The word. Now. Let me tell you. That. The spirit. Of God. Falling. There. In Acts. Chapter 10. Upon those. That were.

In the house. Of Cornelius. Because. They have. Embraced. The fact. That Yeshua. Is. The promised. Redeemer. They have. Embraced. The truth. Of the word. That was. Presented. To them. Here. What you call. A spirit. Baptism. We'll talk. About. Water. Baptism. In a moment. But here. We see. The Holy Spirit. Of God. The word. Baptize. Baptizo. Come from. The Greek. To mean. To. Deep. To put. Under. It is. The word. The word. The word. The word. The word. Faith. Cometh. By hearing. And hearing. By. The word. Of God. He. Baptized. Them. In. The Holy Spirit. Of God. And placed. Them. In. The body. Of Messiah. Now.

Not only. The. Samaritans. Act. Chapter 8. Now. Also. The Gentile. As well. In. Act. Chapter 10. Just. Please. Bear. With me. Go. To. First. Corinthians. Chapter 12. For a moment. Verse. There. First. Chapter 12. And. Verse. 12. And. 13. We read. For. As. The body. Is. One. And. Has. Many. Members. Of. Of. That. One. Body. So. Also. Is. The Messiah. Is. Christ. And. Then. Verse. 13. For. By. One. Spirit. We. Are. All. Baptized. Into. One. Body. Whether. We. Be. Jews. Or. Gentiles. Whether. We. Be. Bond. Or. Free. And. Have. All. Made. To. Drink. Into. That. One. Spirit. That's. What. We. Read. Here. Very. Holy. Spirit. Of. God. That. Fell. Upon. The. Samaritan.

In. Act. Chapter. Eight. Is. The. Holy. Spirit. Of. God. That. Fell. Upon. The. Very. Same. Body. That. One. Body. That. 12. And. 13. And. So. The. Spirit. Placing. Them. Under. And. Into. The. The. The. Gentile. World. Are. Now. No. Longer. To. To. Become. Hebrew. To. Become. A. Port. Any. Individual. From. Among. The. She. Is. The. Spirit. Take. Residence. In. Them. And. They. Become. Part. Of. The. The. The. Jewish. Believers. That. Came. With. Peter. Were. Astonished. They. Didn't. Understand. What. Happening. Here. It. Says. In. Verse. 45. Day. Of. The. Circumcision. These. Are. The. Those. That. Believe. They. Were. Astonished. As. Many. As. Came. With. Peter. Also. The. Holy. Spirit.

Of. God. Was. Poured. And. The. Gift. Of. The. Was. Amazing. You know. They. Thought. That. The. Gentiles. Right. Now. The. Same. Holy. Spirit. Of. God. And. They. Become. Part. Of. The. Body. Co-equal. With. The. Jewish. Believers. And. What. An. Amazement. So. They. Hear. Them. Speaks. With. Tongues. And. Magnify. God. Now. Here. Again. I. Would. Like. To. Suggest. To. Here. Glossa. Is. Clear. Language. That. Known. To. Other. Men. Or. Other. People. In. This. World. And. So. When. They. Heard. Them. Speaking. And. Magnifying. God. In. Another. Language. It. Is. Exactly. What. Happened. In. Act. Chapter 2. When. The. Jewish. The. Holy. Spirit. Of. God. And. The. Thirteen. Or.

Fourteen. Languages. It. Was. A. To. Magnify. God. To. Praise. The. Messiah. To. Present. Him. Before. Someone. And. That. Word. The.

in the world like let's say another country in this world then we will take a course of two three years we learn the language and we're going to go so we'll be able to make sense to preach the message of the gospel to tell them about the love of god the grace of god the salvation that can be provided by god so we will take a course and then we can go to the mission field but in their case it was a supernatural gift from god to be able to speak in another language without to go to any university to learn the language it was clear-cut message beloved brothers we need to learn a simple

word from the lord we don't need anything that is wishy-washy it is a clear message from the word of god and you notice it says that they magnified god that's what the jewish believers they magnified they praise god for what he have done for them and so notice now immediately in verse 46 the spirit baptism which follow up with water baptism because immediately the last verses here peter answer verse 46 and verse 47 he says can any man forbid water that these should be baptized which have received the holy spirit just as we did in other words now those gentle believers accepted yeshua and now they need to identify with him in death burial and

resurrection and so you see they have first of all received spirit baptism they have accepted the lord they have been received the holy spirit of god and now it followed by believers baptism as believers now they wanted to identify with the lord and peter says listen is there any reason why they should not be baptized just as we did because they received the holy spirit of god just like we did and then notice in conclusion and he commended them to be baptized baptized in the name of the lord see they were baptized now in the name of our lord yeshua the messiah water baptism followed spirit baptism and then in conclusion after all this have

happened then cornelius and his family besieged peter peter stayed with us a little bit longer stay a little bit longer here is the bond that have happened now the brothers and sisters from jewish nation peter and those that came along with him cornelius a gentile and his family and those neighbors now have entered into that relationship with in the body of messiah united together and they beseech him peter stay a little bit longer with us and i enjoyed it oftentimes in ministry when we go to minister the word in various locations i oftentimes the brothers and sisters ask you to stay a little bit longer stay with us spend some time with us have some

time with us here and it's so wonderful the fellowship that believers can enjoy because they are part of the family and the house of god this is the thought that we have here in acts chapter 10 and from here on brothers and sisters now the body of messiah is a composition of jew and gentile who have entered into the body simply on the basis of the grace of god through the finished work of yeshua the messiah on the tree and that's how the body began and from here on here you are you and i for thousands of years already two thousand years we are part of this great body of messiah waiting for the day

when yeshua you're going to come to take us to be with him at home can you say amen to that amen