I will bring back the kind of judges you had in the beginning. Your counselors will be like the counselors you had long ago. Then you will be called ‘The Good and Faithful City.’”
Acts 3:21 - Easy To Read Version But Jesus must stay in heaven until the time when all things will be made right again. God told about this time when he spoke long ago through his holy prophets. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whom heaven must receive [and retain] until the time for the complete restoration of all that God spoke by the mouth of all His holy prophets for ages past [from the most ancient time in the memory of man]. American Standard Version (1901) whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old. Common English Bible Jesus must remain in heaven until the restoration of all things, about which God spoke long ago through his holy prophets. Catholic Public Domain Version whom heaven certainly must take up, until the time of the restoration of all things, which God has spoken of by the mouth of his holy prophets, from ages past. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the beginning of the world. |
I will bring back the kind of judges you had in the beginning. Your counselors will be like the counselors you had long ago. Then you will be called ‘The Good and Faithful City.’”
God said that he would do this.\par He said it through his holy prophets {\cf2\super [22]} \par that lived long ago.\par
The two men said to the apostles, “Men from Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus carried away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
Every person who believes (trusts) in Jesus will be forgiven. God will forgive the sins of that person through the name of Jesus. All the prophets {\cf2\super [215]} say this is true.”
So you must change your hearts and lives! Come back to God and he will forgive your sins.
Then the Lord (God) will give you times of spiritual rest. He will give you Jesus, the One he chose to be the Christ.
That everything God made would be made free from ruin (decay). There was hope that everything God made would have the freedom and glory that belong to God’s children.
In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. {\cf2\super [1]} God spoke to them many times and in many different ways.
No! No prophecy ever came from what a man wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} and spoke things from God.
I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets {\cf2\super [11]} spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles. {\cf2\super [12]}
Be happy because of this, O heaven!\par Be happy, God’s holy people {\cf2\super [134]} and apostles {\cf2\super [135]} and prophets {\cf2\super [136]} !\par God has punished her because of the things she did to you.’”\par
The angel said to me, “These words are true and can be trusted. The Lord is the God of the spirits of the prophets. {\cf2\super [168]} God sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon.”