Does Acts 2:36 say anything about Gentiles?
The verse contains no reference to Gentiles. Peter addresses the whole house of Israel, telling them to know assuredly that God hath made this same Jesus, whom they crucified, Lord in Christ. The verse is exclusively Israel-focused; Gentiles are absent. It does not address them at all.
Les explains that Peter is addressing only the nation of Israel, still on the ground of the Abrahamic covenant and the other various Old Testament covenants. At Acts 2:36, Les emphasizes that it is just as important to see what the verse does not say as what it says: Peter does not say anything about a Gentile. Instead, he says, 'therefore let the whole house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, Lord in Christ.' Their killing Him did not stop God’s program, because God raised Him from the dead. He is still alive, and Peter is making it known. The message to Israel was to repent of having rejected their Messiah, and they were to prove their repentance with baptism.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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How should Acts 2:36 be interpreted?
The portion of Scripture at Acts 2:36 has been totally confused by almost all groups, but it is to be read literally as it stands and not spiritualized or allegorized.
Was Peter's address in Acts 2:36 for everyone or only for the house of Israel?
In Acts 2:36, Peter is still on covenant ground, and his words about 'all the house of Israel' show that he was talking to Jew only, not anyone else.
Who was Peter speaking to in Acts 2:36?
When Peter says 'all the house of Israel' in Acts 2:36, he is speaking to Jews, not to Gentiles.