20. The sun will turn dark,and the moonwill be as red as bloodbefore the greatand wonderful dayof the Lord appears.
21. Then the Lordwill save everyonewho asks for his help.”
22. Now, listen to what I have to say about Jesus from Nazareth. God proved that he sent Jesus to you by having him perform miracles, wonders, and signs. All of you know this.
23. God had already planned and decided that Jesus would be handed over to you. So you took him and had evil men put him to death on a cross.
24. But God set him free from death and raised him to life. Death could not hold him in its power.
25. What David said are really the words of Jesus,“I always see the Lordnear me,and I will not be afraidwith him at my right side.
26. Because of this,my heart will be glad,my words will be joyful,and I will live in hope.
27. The Lord won't leave mein the grave.I am his holy one,and he won't letmy body decay.
28. He has shown methe path to life,and he makes me gladby being near me.”
29. My friends, it is right for me to speak to you about our ancestor David. He died and was buried, and his tomb is still here.
30. But David was a prophet, and he knew that God had made a promise he would not break. He had told David that someone from his own family would some day be king.
31. David knew this would happen, and so he told us that Christ would be raised to life. He said that God would not leave him in the grave or let his body decay.
32. All of us can tell you that God has raised Jesus to life!
33. Jesus was taken up to sit at the right side of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and that is what you are now seeing and hearing.