"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
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."
Acts 3:19-21
"The times of refreshing" sound kind of cool. Many textual scholars claim it should say "that the times of refreshing may come," but either way it isn't clear whether this is something that happens upon repentance (near future), kind of like a soul cleanse or something, or whether it is talking about a specific time in the future (farther future), perhaps resurrection or maybe even the parting of the veil, because I think when we get those memories back we are going to regret a lot of things if we haven't repented. :)
I also love the idea of the "times of restitution of all things." I think that many will see long-awaited justice at this point--in fact, maybe that is what Judgement Day is all about. Again, though, important to make sure we repent in case that justice was going to fall on us. The idea of getting back what we put out there can be really comforting at times, but it can also be super scary. Today, let's make sure we are sending out exactly what we want to get back, so that restitution/restoration doesn't come at us like a death boomerang.
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
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."
Acts 3:19-21
"The times of refreshing" sound kind of cool. Many textual scholars claim it should say "that the times of refreshing may come," but either way it isn't clear whether this is something that happens upon repentance (near future), kind of like a soul cleanse or something, or whether it is talking about a specific time in the future (farther future), perhaps resurrection or maybe even the parting of the veil, because I think when we get those memories back we are going to regret a lot of things if we haven't repented. :)
I also love the idea of the "times of restitution of all things." I think that many will see long-awaited justice at this point--in fact, maybe that is what Judgement Day is all about. Again, though, important to make sure we repent in case that justice was going to fall on us. The idea of getting back what we put out there can be really comforting at times, but it can also be super scary. Today, let's make sure we are sending out exactly what we want to get back, so that restitution/restoration doesn't come at us like a death boomerang.
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