Twelve students: Matiah (Part 3):

Twelve students:

Matiah (Part 3): So we see the obedience of the disciples in Acts 1b 12-15a. And you will remember that Jesus Christ told them to stay in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came down. And it was very important for them to wait because the Holy Spirit could not come down until Jesus went back to heaven. It is written in John 16b7: "But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit to go. If I do not go, the Helper will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you." So they waited and showed their obedience. Then it is written in Acts 1b15 "And in those days ..." That is, at some point in the ten days, Peter stood up and began to say to the brothers, "A group of about one hundred and twenty men." Peter begins to say and as I said before I believe that here Peter is speaking from the movement of the Holy Spirit. I believe he was following Christ according to the responsibility assigned to him in John 21b. It would be a mistake to say that Peter did something wrong here. Nor does the Word of God indicate this. The only thing that is indicated is that he stood up and began to speak, and what he said seems to be the words that came out of the mouth of the Holy Spirit. Because he refers to the Old Testament, and the way he reads the Old Testament text and interprets it would not have been possible without the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Peter stood among the brethren and said, Because he was entrusted with the responsibility of guiding. So now he is fulfilling that responsibility. And I can say with certainty that it was justified because God wanted it to be so. He did not have to start his church with the wrong people after doing so much. I believe Matthew was chosen by God. So it is written, "The Scripture must have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit had foretold in the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the guide of those who took Jesus." So you may ask, what does that mean? This means that Peter wanted to tell them that what Judas did was actually prophesied by the prophet David in the Old Testament. You ask, "Why does he want to tell them?" He wants to tell so that they don't think God's plan is doomed. Peter says, "Brethren, the scripture must have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost had preached before the mouth of David concerning Judah." Friends, that was part of the plan. God's plan was not destroyed. God never loses the people He makes His own. Jesus says in John 17b, "I kept watch over them, and none of them perished except the Son of Perdition, so that the scripture might be fulfilled." Have you considered Because someone might ask, What do you think about Judas Iscariot if you haven't lost anyone? That's why he used phrases like "children of perdition". What is this reference to? He quotes this prophecy in Acts 1b 16a and he quotes it in verse 20a. He wants them to believe that Peter did not say this on his own, but that all these things are already written in the Bible. He wants to tell them that he is speaking under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. So he says that the Holy Spirit told David that Judah would come to this end. 17 For it is written, "Because he was numbered with us, and received his share of the ministry." Judas Iscariot was given an important position by divine appointment, he was called to be a disciple. You ask, was he saved? No, it never was. This is clear from John 6b. 64 In the same way Jesus said to his disciples, "But there are some of you who do not believe." Now it is clearly written, and then he says, "Because Jesus knew from the beginning who the unbelievers are." And who will betray me? " And who caught him? Judas Iscariot. So he said concerning Judah, "They have not believed." Judas Iscariot never believed. 70 It is written, "Jesus answered them," Did I not choose you twelve? And one of you is the devil. " He knew that Judas Iscariot had never changed or believed. He was greedy for money from beginning to end. Judas Iscariot fulfilled what was written in 20 A.D. His separation is not a coincidence because in Psalm 69b25 the prophet David prophesied that "their dwelling shall be desolate. No one shall dwell in their tents." That is, Judah will be destroyed in place of Iscariot, he will be removed from his position and he will be wiped out. And then Psalm 109b8 says that "his position" means his responsibility "let someone else take over." So here Peter quotes two psalms. It simply means that someone else will take over. Judas Iscariot was taken over and replaced by someone else. Judah is no longer replaced because his place has been taken away and the twelfth disciple has been brought. The coming of Judas Iscariot and the coming of Matthew are, in fact, the fulfillment of prophecy. Do you know what Peter wants to say to them? He wants to say trust in God. God did not destroy the plan, nor did anything go wrong. God arranged these things in this way from the beginning. It is all written in the Old Testament. This message is still being sent to Matia