"Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God." v. 1 "the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning..." v.15 "
"Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life." v. 18 This was prophesied in Isaiah: "Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen One in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations." Isaiah 42:1 "...and I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations," Is 42:6
This is huge: "He says, " It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth". Is 49:6
So, essentially, this is a love letter to us who were not born Jewish - God's chosen people - God had all along determined that we would be saved as well and that God's final Lamb to be sacrificed would be the One to do it.
I have been singing this song for two days...one of my favorites. It is a beautiful video...enjoy.
Note, v. 26 back in Acts, "the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."
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