![]() So it is that at a moment when they were not expecting it,Jesus’ promise made to them in 1:5 that they would “be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now”was fulfilled. The fact they were seated shows they were not praying at that moment, for common positions for prayer among the Jews include standing, kneeling and even laying prostrate, but not sitting.įulfilment of Prophecy. The “all” would have included the 120 or so that were gathered when Matthias was chosen as the replacement for Judas. Because of the near context this is assumed to be the Upper Room mentioned in chapter one. The Situation is described in verse 1 that “they were all together in one place.”Verse 2 adds that this was in a house in which they were seated. On the day of Pentecost in that year, there would not only be the conclusion of the Passover season and the start of the wheat harvest,there would be a conclusion to the Old Covenant and the beginning of a new harvest of souls brought about by the coming of the Holy Spirit. There would not be any more major holy days until Autumn. It was also the conclusion of the Passover season. ![]() 34:23),and it celebrated the start of the wheat harvest. 16:9-10).Pentecost is the second of the three great Jewish feasts that required males to appear before the Lord God (Exod. 34:22) because it is calculated by counting seven weeks from the Feast of Firstfruits and holding it the next day (Lev. This was the beginning of the barley harvest.The Feast of Harvest is also called the Feast of Weeks (Exod. 23:16) which occurred 50 days from the Feast of Firstfruits which occurred the day after the Sabbath of Passover. Pentecost (penthkosthv / pentLkostos) means “fiftieth” and was the Greek name given to theFeast of Harvest (Exod. But why this particular day? Why on Pentecost? In 1:4,5 we found that Jesus had commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” “you heard of from Me 5for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”What was promised had now come. The Greek text begins this chapter with the conjunction “and” which ties what occurs here on the day of Pentecost to the sequence of events Luke reported in chapter 1. ![]() ” 12 And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.” 7 And they were amazed and marveled, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 “And how is it that we each hear in our own language to which we were born? 9 “Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs– we hear them in our tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because they were each one hearing them speak in his own language. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.ĥ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. This is the transition from the Old Covenant in which the law was external and the Holy Spirit would come and go to the New Covenant in which the law becomes internal as the Holy Spirit continually abides in the believer.Ģ:1 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. ![]() This is one of the most significant events described in Acts not only because of its fulfillment of Jesus’ promise given in Acts 1:5 which would enable the Apostles to carry out His command to be His witnesses to the world, but it also marks the birth of the Church as the Body of Christ. This morning we will be studying Acts 2:1-13 in which Luke gives an account of the events that took place on the day of Pentecost following Jesus’ ascension. If you would like to sign up to receive these sermons via e-mail, go to link on index page ) (Greek words can be viewed using the Symbol font. ![]()
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