The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:21
Be for come to pass, A.V. read more
Acts 2:21 Kjv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:21
The common salvation. "And it shall be," etc. I. WHAT IT IS . 1. Salvation, both present and eternal, in the great day of the Lord; amid the terrors of judgment. 2. Spiritual life, given by God, given to all and of every condition, manifested in the life and in the character, opening the eyes of the soul to Divine realities and future glories; flesh receives it, and is made spiritual; a new creation is pledged by it; flesh lifted up into the immortality of heaven. ... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:21
Whosoever shall call - In the midst of these wonders and dangers, whosoever should call on the Lord should be delivered (Joel). The name of the Lord is the same as the Lord himself. It is a Hebraism, signifying to call on the Lord, Psalms 79:6; Zechariah 13:9.Shall be saved - In Hebrew, shall be delivered, that is, from impending calamities. When they threaten, and God is coming forth to judge them, it shall be that those who are characterized as those who call on the Lord shall be delivered.... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 2:16-21
Acts 2:16-21. But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel But there is another and better way of accounting for what you see and hear. It is the accomplishment of a remarkable prophecy, in its primary and literal sense intended of these times, and this event. Of this whole paragraph see the notes on Joel 2:28-32, where it is explained at large. It shall come to pass in the last days So the times of the Messiah are frequently called, the gospel being the last dispensation of... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 2:14-42
Peter’s preaching (2:14-42)Seeing the people’s interest, Peter addressed them, this time speaking in his normal language. His address shows some features of the early apostolic preaching. First he quoted from the Old Testament, to show that the Pentecost events fulfilled what the prophets foretold. To Peter the important point of the prophecy was that God poured out his Spirit on everyone - not everyone whether believers or not, but everyone within the community of God’s people, whether male or... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 2:21
call, &c. Greek. epikaleo. Compare Acts 7:59 ; Acts 9:14 ; Acts 22:16 . Romans 10:12-14 . 1 Corinthians 1:2 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 2:21
And it shall be, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.This verse was the text of Peter's address, making it clear that his sermon was primarily concerned with human salvation and the means of its procurement by men. As Boles expressed it:In the midst of these alarming events and wonders and terrible phenomena that foretold awful judgments, opportunity would be given to all who would "call upon the name of the Lord" to be saved.[30]The impending judgment against... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:21
Acts 2:21. Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord.— See Ezekiel 9:4-6. This context being quoted thus, was a strong intimation that nothing but their acceptance of the gospel could secure them from impending ruin. Brennius has proved, by an ample collection of texts, that calling on the name of the Lord, is often put for the whole of religion; and if it do not here directly signify invoking Christ, which is sometimes used to express the whole of the Christian character, (Comp. Ch. Acts... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:21
21. whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved—This points to the permanent establishment of the economy of salvation, which followed on the breaking up of the Jewish state. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:14-36
The Spirit speaking through the voice of an apostle. Notice— I. The SIMPLICITY AND DIRECTNESS of the sermon; beginning with the facts of the present, going back to the facts of the past, and ending in the solemn appeal to enter the kingdom of Christ. II. The SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY on which it rests. The ancient promise of Messiah; the glory of the latter days; the prophetic psalms;—thus showing that the unbelief of those who despised that day of grace was inexcusable. ... read more