The hard, honest truth is that Jerusalem is in bondage. It was in Yeshua’s day. It was in Paul’s day. It is in our day.
“COEXIST” Doesn’t Exist
The concept of peaceful coexistence is a great idea. I want it to be a reality in the worst way. Who wants wars? Who wants mayhem and destruction? Who wants people hurting because of someone else’s intolerance or misunderstanding? Who doesn’t want a world where we all unite around the “campfire” and sing Kumbaya My Lord, Kumbaya.
But …
Save YOURSELVES From This Untoward Generation
Peter was giving the people of his generation a heads up as to what they could expect. They had become “untoward.” That can’t signal anything good. Listeners would have sensed the smoke on the horizon and taken notice that they were being warned. Perhaps this, in part, is why there was such a response for salvation among the listeners of Peter’s sermon.