"Times of Restitution of All Things"

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Acts 3:21 (KJV) 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.


Why is Peter using this term to address the Jews?
Is it in reference to the Millennium?
 
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crossnote said:
Acts 3:21 (KJV) 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.


Why is Peter using this term to address the Jews?
Is it in reference to the Millennium?
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Yes. It is "ye men of ISRAEL", and "our fathers". This precludes Christians because we have ONE FATHER and there are no Israelites in the Church (Gal.3:28; Col.3:11). The prophets were to Israel, except Chapters 2 to 6 of Daniel, which were to the Nations. They prophesied about Israel. The Church was not revealed to them. When Christ sets up His Kingdom on earth after His return, the earth, laboring under the effects of the curse of Adam and Cain, plus the pollutions by the Nations, will experience a "coming to life as dormant plants do in spring". This is the meaning of the Greek word we render "regeneration" in Matthew 19:28; "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."

Acts 3:21 just goes further and predicts a lot more, like dead Israelites resurrected, the Nation One again, all seed of Jacob, plus the Fathers, restored to the Land. David on a throne over them (Jer.30:9), a Temple in place (Ezekiel Chapters 40 onward). A New Covenant in place with the Law fulfilled by Israel. The word "restitution" means "reconstitution". It means; "restoring that which was before". It is a different word to "NEW heavens and NEW earth" in Revelation 21. There, it means; "Made pristine".

Thus, it DOES mean the Millennium.
 
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Acts 3:21 (KJV) 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.


Why is Peter using this term to address the Jews?
Is it in reference to the Millennium?
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Could Peter and the rest of the apostles have been anticipating Jesus imminent restoration of the kingdom to Israel
Acts 1
6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
Acts 2

40¶And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.


44And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Acts 3
19Repent 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;

20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
 
crossnote said:
Acts 3:21 (KJV) 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. Why is Peter using this term to address the Jews? Is it in reference to the Millennium?
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No this is NOT a reference to the Millennium, since "all things" includes all of creation. It speaks of the New Heavens and the New Earth, which was prophesied by both Isaiah and Peter. See Romans 8 also, where creation is personified.

Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 66:22
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

"Wherein dwelleth righteousness" (to bring in everlasting righteousness) connects it back to Daniel's prophecy of Seventy Weeks (Dan 9:24), which is connected to the Jews.

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [the Jews] and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem],
[1]to finish the transgression,
[2] and to make an end of sins,
[3] and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
[4] and to bring in everlasting righteousness,
[5] and to seal up the vision and prophecy,
[6] and to anoint the most Holy.

This can only happen after the supernatural cleansing of the heavens and the earth with fire, which is described in 2 Peter 3.
 
crossnote said:
Acts 3:21 (KJV) 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.


Why is Peter using this term to address the Jews?
Is it in reference to the Millennium?
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I think we need to look at it in context

Acts 2: 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since [e]the world began. 22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ 24 Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also [f]foretold these days. 25 You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”

1. It is future (so that he may send Christ) as Christ at this time already ascended
2. It is concerning Israel, according to the promises,
3. It says all will hear and those who do not will be utterly destroyed (again talking about Israel)
4. Its not about salvation, its about the events fortold of the king returning to set up his throne in Jerusalem.
 
Nehemiah6 said:
No this is NOT a reference to the Millennium, since "all things" includes all of creation. It speaks of the New Heavens and the New Earth, which was prophesied by both Isaiah and Peter. See Romans 8 also, where creation is personified.

Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 66:22
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

"Wherein dwelleth righteousness" (to bring in everlasting righteousness) connects it back to Daniel's prophecy of Seventy Weeks (Dan 9:24), which is connected to the Jews.

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [the Jews] and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem],
[1]to finish the transgression,
[2] and to make an end of sins,
[3] and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
[4] and to bring in everlasting righteousness,
[5] and to seal up the vision and prophecy,
[6] and to anoint the most Holy.

This can only happen after the supernatural cleansing of the heavens and the earth with fire, which is described in 2 Peter 3.
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Does that mean Jesus must remain in heaven until the restoration of all things?

21 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 3:21
 
eternally-gratefull said:
I think we need to look at it in context

Acts 2: 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since [e]the world began. 22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ 24 Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also [f]foretold these days. 25 You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”

1. It is future (so that he may send Christ) as Christ at this time already ascended
2. It is concerning Israel, according to the promises,
3. It says all will hear and those who do not will be utterly destroyed (again talking about Israel)
4. Its not about salvation, its about the events fortold of the king returning to set up his throne in Jerusalem.
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So does v.21 have anything to do with the Millennium?
 
Magenta said:
This page (<- link) is a bit lengthy, but hopefully it may help answer your question :)
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J.C. O'Leary concludes with ...

"After God has accomplished His eternal purpose during this present reign of grace, after the Church has been taken to glory, God will set His hand the second time to recover the remnant of His people Isaiah 11:11. That will be the restitution of all things. Until then the heavens will retain Jesus Christ. "

It still seems to beg the question, since the Church is on a different 'agenda', "was Peter speaking to Jews in reference to the Millennium and will the Church be part of the Millennium (restitution of all things)?
 
crossnote said:
So are you saying the Church will not be taking part in the Millennium?
Also, what about some of the Apostles? They were Israelites yet part of the Church.
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Oh Yes! The Church enjoys the Millennium too. I just answered your question concerning "ye men of Israel", that is why I did not mention the Church.

In Ephesians 2:15 we see that there are TWO peoples on earth FROM WHICH, or "OUT OF" God created a THIRD - the New Man. What counts in each case is your BIRTH - your ORIGIN. So we have;
  1. The Nations which came out of Adam via Noah
  2. The Nation of Israel, which came out of Adam via Noah via Jacob
  3. The New Man, or the Church, which comes out of the Holy Spirit. According to 2nd Corinthians 5:17, this New Man is a New Creature, the past is wiped out and all things are made new. The flesh that we received from Asam is counted as dead with Christ's death (Rom.6:1-6; Gal.2:20)
Now, Peter was a Israeli from Jacob. In Matthew 16 he admitted to Christ being the Son of God. And in John 20:22 our Lord breathed the Holy Spirit into Peter. At that moment Peter became part of the New Man. His Israeli flesh of course still remains, but God counts it as dead. And in this New Man, because it has its origin in the Holy Spirit, Peter's past disappears before God's eyes. So Galatians 3:38 and Colossians 3:11 tell us that your ethnicity, gender and social status are dissolved. So any Jew who believes is transferred from Adam to the "Second Adam" (1st Cor.15:45-47). The ETHNICITY of a believer might count at the passport office, and it might count for men, but in God's scheme of things, it is gone.

This status which arises from your ORIGIN counts for nearly nothing before men. But before God, the difference in privileges and future fate are massive. This is what Nicodemus had to learn. He only looked to the womb - the way from Adam. Our Lord Jesus introduced him to the second way - a birth by the Holy Spirit.
 
When the earth is redeemed.

That is restitution or restoring.

It is in the book of ruth.

Men were redeemed at the cross.

The land is redeemed in rev 5
 
Corban said:
Oh Yes! The Church enjoys the Millennium too. I just answered your question concerning "ye men of Israel", that is why I did not mention the Church.

In Ephesians 2:15 we see that there are TWO peoples on earth FROM WHICH, or "OUT OF" God created a THIRD - the New Man. What counts in each case is your BIRTH - your ORIGIN. So we have;
  1. The Nations which came out of Adam via Noah
  2. The Nation of Israel, which came out of Adam via Noah via Jacob
  3. The New Man, or the Church, which comes out of the Holy Spirit. According to 2nd Corinthians 5:17, this New Man is a New Creature, the past is wiped out and all things are made new. The flesh that we received from Asam is counted as dead with Christ's death (Rom.6:1-6; Gal.2:20)
Now, Peter was a Israeli from Jacob. In Matthew 16 he admitted to Christ being the Son of God. And in John 20:22 our Lord breathed the Holy Spirit into Peter. At that moment Peter became part of the New Man. His Israeli flesh of course still remains, but God counts it as dead. And in this New Man, because it has its origin in the Holy Spirit, Peter's past disappears before God's eyes. So Galatians 3:38 and Colossians 3:11 tell us that your ethnicity, gender and social status are dissolved. So any Jew who believes is transferred from Adam to the "Second Adam" (1st Cor.15:45-47). The ETHNICITY of a believer might count at the passport office, and it might count for men, but in God's scheme of things, it is gone.

This status which arises from your ORIGIN counts for nearly nothing before men. But before God, the difference in privileges and future fate are massive. This is what Nicodemus had to learn. He only looked to the womb - the way from Adam. Our Lord Jesus introduced him to the second way - a birth by the Holy Spirit.
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Sorry, I'm still not tracking. Peter is speaking to Israel about the restitution of all things. Does this pertain to the Millennium, and if so does the Church take part in this Millennium? (We are talking about physical land and not just our status of 'In Christ' as the new creation/man.
 
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