Acts 2:29
What is written? (ESV)
Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
What does it say?
Brothers, I say confidently that our patriarch David has died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until now.
What is its immediate context?
The very first gospel sermon given on the day of Pentecost by Peter. His main message is focused on telling the crowd that the man they had just crucified (Jesus) had risen (vs 23-24) and “God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne” (vs 30). He quotes David’s own prophetic words (vs 25-28) that incorporates a contrast that Peter makes throughout – Jesus’s body did not “see corruption” (vs 27, 31) while David’s body is in the tomb even to “this day,” the implication being that David’s body has seen corruption.
How Acts 2:29 is applied across Bible answers
What happens after death?
Our mortal bodies will decay and "see corruption" (vs 31).
Will King David return to reign again?
A central proof to Peter's message that Jesus was raised and He was the One to be followed was that David was dead, buried and not coming back.
*If David were to return, why is Peter even making this point and not mentioning David's return? That would be at least negligent on his part if not outright false teaching.
