The establishment of the church of Christ had been prophesied and predicted often before Acts 2 (see Daniel 2:44-45 and Matthew 16:18-19, for example). It was to occur during the lifetime of people who heard Jesus teach (Mark 9:1). After Pentecost it was spoken of as having been done (Acts 2:47; 8:12-13). Read it with this simple outline and note how both testaments radiate from it (backward and forward): vv. 1-4—the reception of the Holy Spirit; vv. 5-13—the reaction of the people; vv. 14-40—the response of the apostles; vv. 41-47—the results of that day. Old Testament prophecies (Psalm 2; Isaiah 2; Daniel 2; Hosea 2; Haggai 2; Zechariah 2) point forward to Acts 2. New Testament writers (1 Corinthians 2; Ephesians 2; Colossians 2; 1 Peter 2) point back to Acts 2.
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