The Greek word here means author, origin, originator, chief leader, captain (see note Heb. 2:10^4d). Here it denotes Christ as the origin or Originator of life, hence the Author of life, in contrast to a murderer in the previous verse.

See note Acts 2:24¹.

Through His resurrection and in His ascension (Luke 24:26; Heb. 2:9; Eph. 1:20-22; Phil. 2:9-11).

Some MSS add the God of before Isaac and before Jacob.

The Triune God, Jehovah the great I Am (Exo. 3:14-15).

See note Acts 2:22¹.

Some MSS omit, rise up and.

Indicating the One despised by the Jewish leaders (John 1:45-46; Acts 22:8; 24:5).

Peter did not possess silver and gold, but St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome was constructed with a superabundance of gold. He did not have silver and gold, but he had the name, the person, of Jesus Christ. He was poor in silver and gold but rich in Christ. The Roman Church is filled with gold but not with the person of Christ. She is rich in gold but poor in Christ.

I.e., 3:00 p.m.

See note Acts 2:46^1b. It was not only the early believers who were not clear concerning God's New Testament economy in relation to the Judaic temple; even the early apostles did not have a clear vision concerning God's abandoning of the Judaic things. Hence, even after God poured out the Spirit upon them on the day of Pentecost to initiate a new dispensation, they still would not separate themselves from the Judaic temple. At the initial stage God tolerated their ignorance in this matter. But this led to a mixture of the church with Judaism, which was not condemned by the early church in Jerusalem (cf. Acts 2:21:20-26). Eventually, the temple was destroyed by Titus with his Roman army in A.D. 70, as prophesied by the Lord in Matt. 23:38 and Matt. 24:2. That destruction cleared up the religious mixture.

Referring to Christ (Gal. 3:16).

God sent back the ascended Christ first to the Jews by pouring out His Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Hence, the very Spirit whom God poured out is the very Christ whom God raised and exalted to the heavens. When the apostles preached and ministered this Christ, the Spirit was ministered to people.

See note Acts 2:32².

I.e., on the ground of faith in His name.

Denoting the person. The person is the reality of the name; hence, the name is powerful.

First, the redeeming death of Christ was determined by God in eternity (Acts 2:23) and announced beforehand through the prophets in the Old Testament time. This proves again that Christ's death was not a historical accident but an act planned by God according to the purpose of His good pleasure and announced beforehand through the prophets.

Lit., cooling, reviving; hence, relieving, refreshing. The seasons of refreshing denote a time of revival of all things with joy and rest, referring to the times of restoration of all things in v. 21, which will be brought in by the coming of the Messiah in His glory, as taught and prophesied by the Savior in Matt. 19:28 (see note 1 there). It seems that Peter's word skips over the church age and goes directly from the time of Pentecost to the millennium. This may indicate that Peter did not have a clear vision concerning the church age in God's New Testament economy. The entire New Testament reveals that before the seasons of refreshing, the church occupies a considerable period of time in God's dispensation.

Referring to God.

The times of restoration in the millennium, as prophesied in Isa. 11:1-10 and Isa. 65:18-25, and referred to by Christ in Matt. 17:11 and Matt. 19:28. It will be brought in by His coming back.

Or, from the foundation of the world.

Referring to the Lord Jesus.