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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind
came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were
sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that
separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were
filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues
as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation
under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in
bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7
Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8
Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9
Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the
parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them
declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and
perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much
wine.”
Peter Addresses the Crowd
14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the
crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this
to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you
suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the
prophet Joel:
17. “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your
sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old
men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in
those days, and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the
coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
What is the function of the Holy Spirit?
- The spirit applies TRUTHS of GOD to the minds of men
to convince them they are sinners. Responding to that
conviction, brings men to SALVATION.
FUNCTIONS OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came
from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and
came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit
enabled them.
In Hebrew language, there is a same word for holy spirit
and wind.
Spirit/Holy Spirit = RUAH
Wind= RUAH
The same God that uses His breath to blow life into newly
created man was the same God who made us experience His
promise- the Holy Spirit.
John 14:15-18
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation
under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in
bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7
Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8
Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9
Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the
parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we
hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12
Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this
mean?”
13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too
much wine.”
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth.”
“Just as a witness in a courtroom is most powerful
when she is describing truthfully the events she has
seen or heard, the followers of Jesus are given power
to speak of the transformation that God works in
them.”
ACTS 2:14-21, JOEL 2:28-32
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WE ARE ON THE SEASON OF
THE LAST DAYS
ACTS 2:14-21, JOEL 2:28-32