The Church after the Ascension.—The doctrine of the Church as set forth by the Apostles after the Ascension is in all respects identical with the teaching of Christ just described. St. Peter, in his first sermon, delivered on the day of Pentecost, declares that Jesus of Nazareth is the ...
When the miracle of ‘tongues’ enabled the apostles on the Day of Pentecost to preach the Gospel in many foreign languages to thousands of Jews from all over the Roman world (Acts 2:1-11), it was a sign that Christianity was on the march. Not many years later, too, the Apostle Paul...
On the day of Pentecost, the foretold coming of the Spirit of God baptizes and fills the apostles with power, and they begin with boldness to preach Jesus as the exalted Christ. Thousands are added to the newly-formed assembly of God, and signs and wonders are done by Peter and the ...
And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place, When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the
give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the spirit of truth; whom the world can not receive, because it sees him not, neither knows him; but you know him; for he dwells with you (being in Jesus) and shall be in you (beginning on the day of Pentecost)...
He is addressing the crowd on the day of Pentecost, following the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.2. The CrowdThe audience consists of Jews from various nations who were in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost. They were witnesses to the miraculous events of the day and were seeking ...
But he released him immediately because the ladder slipped from under his feet and for an instant he was suspended in air and then he realized that he had died without Communion, without time to repent of anything or to say goodbye to anyone, at seven minutes after four on Pentecost Sunday...
Easter is a whole season lasting for 50 days, sometimes called 'THE GREAT FIFTY DAYS' of the Church calendar. Easter begins with the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday and culminates with the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
Well, there are multiple potential answers to that question. Perhaps John finally just grew into all the training he had received from Jesus during the years he spent with Him. Perhaps becoming indwelt by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost had something to do with it (Acts 2:1-4)...
arguably ambiguous statements from Jesus regarding Baptism in the canonical gospels — despite no recorded teaching of Christ stating clearly what Baptism is and how and why Christians should practice it — on the Day of Pentecost, upon the first proclamation of the Christian Gospel to the multitude...