The first point which requires our notice, is the time when "the promise of the Father," as it is termed, was performed. We are told in the first verse, that it was when "the day of Pentecost was fully come." -- Pentecost is a Greek word signifying the fiftieth day, and is the ...
The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost - Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a
On the day of Pentecost these people were all in one place. Then, suddenly, a sound came from heaven. It was like a very strong wind blowing. It went
21And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. Continue Reading... < Acts 1 Acts 2 Acts 3 > Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 2:1 Commentary on Acts 2:1-4 (ReadActs 2:1-4) We cannot forget how often, while their Master was with them there...
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 ...
Shortly after this encounter on the shore, Jesus ascended into Heaven and on the day of Pentecost He unleashed a power that would forever change the world. Technically, this “power” was a “person”; the Holy Spirit. He came in a violent wind from Heaven and filled the Apostles, ...
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a...
The Divine Liturgy of Pentecost recalls our baptism into Christ with the verse from Galatians again replacing the Thrice-Holy Hymn. Special verses from the psalms also replace the usual antiphonal psalms of the liturgy. The epistle and gospel readings tell of the Spirit's coming to men. The ko...
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 when the church was established, Peter delivered the first gospel sermon and he quoted from Joel chapter 2 and said the world is now in the last days. In the account of Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 Peter said the miracles happening on the day of Pentecost were “...