Pentecost 2024

The Final Horizon

Acts 2:1–12 NRSV

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Acts 2:1 NRSV

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Acts 2:5 NRSV

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.

Acts 2:9–11 NRSV

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”

Pentecost is a Jewish festival before its a Christian holiday.

—> 50 weeks

—> a week of weeks after passover

—> a time for celebrating the harvest.

—> required attendance —> there are so many people!!!

—> what an opportunity!!!

—> Pentecost is the first great revival event.

Acts 2:2–3 NRSV

And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.

Pentecost is a Corporate and Personal Act

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Acts 2:4 NRSV

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

—> All were filled with the Holy Spirit

—> Spirit gave them abilities as needed

—> what did they hear?

Acts 2:11 NRSV

Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”