Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
PETER FOR THE FIRST TIME, PUBLICLY PREACHES CHRIST. (Acts 2:14-36) Peter, standing up with the eleven--in advance, perhaps, of the rest.
Commenting on Acts 2:14-36
Whether Joel meant literal servants and handmaids of every rank, or the Septuagint and Peter rightly read it as servants of God, the worshippers, the meaning holds: under the Gospel, the Spirit's gifts are confined to no class, but descend on old and young, bond and free, empowering them to declare God's will.
AI summary
These terms describe not merely civil status but the religious character of those brought by God's grace to obey His will. With Him there is no distinction between bond or free, rich or poor, contrary to the Jewish maxim that the Shekinah dwells only upon the wise, mighty, and rich. The Spirit poured out produces prophecy; that is His end and effect.
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