| Geneva Study Bible {f} Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. (f) Or, be taken up into heaven. People's New Testament 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive. Until all the work predicted by the prophets had been accomplished. The times of restitution. The restoration (Revised Version). The moral restoration of the world. Christ will come in person, not before, but after the millennium is ushered in (Re 20:11-15). Wesley's Notes 3:21 Till the times of the restitution of all things - The apostle here comprises at once the whole course of the times of the New Testament, between our Lord's ascension and his coming in glory. The most eminent of these are the apostolic age, and that of the spotless Church, which will consist of all the Jews and Gentiles united, after all persecutions and apostacies are at an end. Scofield Reference Notes [2] restitution Gr. apokatastaseos = restoration, occurring here and Acts 1:6 only. The meaning is limited by the words: "Which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets." The prophets speak of the restoration of Israel to the land (see "Israel," Gen 12:2,3 Rom 11:26 also "Palestinian Covenant," Dt 30:1-9. See Scofield Note: "Dt 30:3" and of the restoration the theocracy under David's Son. (See "Davidic Covenant," 2Sam 7:8-17). See Scofield Note: "2Sam 7:16", "Kingdom," Gen 1:26-28. See Scofield Note: "Zech 12:8". No prediction of the conversion and restoration of the wicked dead is found in the prophets, or elsewhere. CF Rev 20:11-15. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 21. until the times-embracing the whole period between the ascension and the second advent of Christ. restitution of all things-comprehending, probably, the rectification of all the disorders of the fall. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 3:19-21 The absolute necessity of repentance is to be solemnly charged upon the consciences of all who desire that their sins may be blotted out, and that they may share in the refreshment which nothing but a sense of Christ's pardoning love can afford. Blessed are those who have felt this. It was not needful for the Holy Spirit to make known the times and seasons of these dispensations. These subjects are still left obscure. But when sinners are convinced of their sins, they will cry to the Lord for pardon; and to the penitent, converted, and believing, times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord. In a state of trial and probation, the glorified Redeemer will be out of sight, because we must live by faith in him. | 
