“Resurrection of Righteousness”

Acts 3: 26: “For you first, God raised up His Servant, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” To the same Israelites who had been resurrected from the Red Sea and the Babylonian exile, St. Peter promises an even greater resurrection: A turning from their sins, into the blessings of eternal life. Micah was telling his listeners that Jesus Christ would rise, and He is the first of many!