Who is commanded to repent in Acts 3:19, and what is promised?
In Acts 3:19, Peter commands the nation of Israel to repent and be converted. The promise is that their sins may be blotted out and that times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. This call is directed to Israel as a nation.
Les teaches that Peter, speaking to Israel, calls the nation to repent and be converted so their sins may be blotted out and times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Les explains that verse 20 continues the thought, promising God will send Jesus Christ, whom heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things. Les notes Israel should have known but rejected Messiah in ignorance; the restitution includes the seven-year Tribulation, when the earth is restored to its Edenic condition.
Repent 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;
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What did Peter command the men of Israel to repent of in Acts 3:19?
The repentance Peter called for in Acts 3:19 was repentance from Israel's rejection, murder, and crucifixion of their Messiah.