Verse 20
And he shall
The appeal here is national to the Jewish people as such, not individuals as in Peter's first sermon Acts 2:38; Acts 2:39. There those who were pricked in heart were exhorted to save themselves from (among) the untoward nation; here the whole people is addressed, and the promise to national repentance is national deliverance: "and he shall send Jesus Christ" to bring in the times which the prophets had foretold
(See Scofield "Acts 2:39- :") . The official answer was the imprisonment of the apostles, and the inhibition to preach, so fulfilling Luke 19:14.
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