9. In Peter the fisherman’s preaching of the Gospel at Pentecost, how many scriptures and prophecies was he able to recall, and apply them to Jesus Christ? Acts 2:20, cf Joel 2:31; Acts 2:25-26, cf Psalm 16:9; Acts 2:29-30, quoting Psalm 132:11.
NOTE: ‘They now saw that the prophecies had been literally fulfilled. They could search the Scriptures and accept their teachings with a faith and assurance which they had never known before. The divine Teacher was indeed all that He claimed to be. The prophecies relating to Christ and His mission were no longer a mystery to His disciples, but a living reality; and as they told their experience to the world, as they exalted the love of God, the divine assurance which they manifested was an evidence to men that they had received the gift of the Holy Ghost. Men’s hearts were melted and subdued. The promise, “Greater works than these shall ye do; because I go unto My Father,” was fulfilled.’ Review & Herald, June 18, 1895.
10. When Peter healed the lame man at the Temple gate, to whose name did Peter credit the power? Acts 3:16. Consider Jesus’ words to His disciples in the Upper Room and how they remembered their significance. John 14:12-14.
NOTE: ‘Now the disciples understood the words spoken by Christ when He was yet with them, “At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you.” “Ye shall receive power,” Christ had said, “after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” By the descent of the Holy Spirit, the apostles were qualified for the very work Christ had given them to do, the work of gathering in the harvest. The great Teacher came to sow the world with truth; and after His ascension, the harvest revealed the power of His teaching.’ Signs of the Times, May 17, 1899.