Acts 3:25

Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

'THE SONS OF THE PROPHETS'-The prophets were their ancestors in. general sense, but also they were "sons" in the sense that: (a) They were heirs of the promises made by the prophets. (b) They claimed to be followers or students of the prophets. Now if they wanted to inherit these promises, if they really did believe that the prophets spoke for God, then let then demonstrate such by repenting and being baptized.

'AND OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD MADE WITH YOUR FATHERS'-The Covenant mentioned in this verse was made to Abraham (Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18); and later Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14).

'AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED'- Genesis 12:3. Since this covenant promised blessings to "all the families of the earth", these Jewish listeners (as well as all Gentiles) could inherit this promise.

Point to Note:

In the Premillennial Theory such an emphasis is placed upon the "land promise" made to Abraham and his descendants. The claim is made that such. promise was never really fulfilled, in fact it is claimed that the complete biblical doctrine concerning the Second Coming of Christ is based in this promise finally being fulfilled. But Jesus and the apostles completely ignore the land promise. The only promise made to Abraham that the N.T. deals with is the "seed promise" (Galatians 3:16). The land promise, along with the promise to become. great nation are viewed as completely fulfilled (Joshua 2:43)

'THY SEED'-The "seed" is Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:16).

'ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH'-Which should of taught the Jewish people that God would bless non-Jews. This phrase also infers that all cultures need to be blessed, i.e. every culture struggles with sin (Romans 3:23).