How long after Jesus' crucifixion was Peter's sermon in Acts 2 preached?
Peter preached his Acts 2 sermon on the day of Pentecost, which occurred only fifty days after Jesus' crucifixion. That span equals seven weeks. The crucifixion was still fresh on everyone's mind as Peter addressed the Jewish crowd gathered for the feast.
Les explains that Peter’s sermon in Acts chapter 2 took place on the day of Pentecost, only fifty days after the crucifixion—a span of seven weeks. The crucifixion was still fresh on everyone’s mind. Peter preached to a tremendous Jewish crowd gathered from every nation under heaven for the Feast of Pentecost. He told the house of Israel that God had made that same Jesus whom they had crucified. Their response was, “Men and brethren, what must we do?”