Acts 2:36

Jesus Is Master and King

The unmistakable conclusion of all the previous arguments is that Jesus of Nazareth was made Master and King by the Eternal Father (Acts 2:36). The very one they had crucified had now been placed by God in the position of authority. Anyone wishing to come to the Father would have to yield to Him!

The evidence presented by Peter on Pentecost was irrefutable. He had opened up two separate prophecies of David before their eyes. He had presented the testimony of reliable witnesses who had seen the resurrected Lord. He had called his listeners' attention to the unique events of the day, which had to have originated from heaven itself through the workings of God's Spirit. If Jesus' tomb still contained Jesus' remains, surely the Jews would have thrown them down in front of Peter and asserted that his body was corrupting just as David's had. The fact that they remained silent is strong evidence of the Lordship of Jesus!