Acts: The Gospel Unleashed Part 3
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Passover occurred in mid-April, so Pentecost was at the beginning of June. It was the best-attended of the great feasts because traveling conditions were at their best. There was never a more cosmopolitan gathering in Jerusalem than this one. It was the perfect time for the descent of the Holy Spirit of God.
1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.
7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?
9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
The Presence of God
The Presence of God
The Spirit of God empowers the people of God.
The Spirit of God empowers the people of God.
The Spirit of God empowers the people of God.
Pentecost was one of the major festivals in Judaism. Because it was a pilgrimage feast it meant that the city would swell with pilgrims coming to worship at one of the major worship events of the year. This was a celebration of the wheat harvest. Passover occurred in mid-April, so Pentecost was at the beginning of June. It was the best-attended of the great feasts because traveling conditions were at their best. There was never a more cosmopolitan gathering in Jerusalem than this one. It was the perfect time for the descent of the Holy Spirit of God.
Christ’s departure doesn’t mean that Christians have been abandoned.
The New Covenant means God manifests His presence among His people.
A might wind is evidence of a mighty God.
A might wind is evidence of a mighty God.
11 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
A great and strong wind!
1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
A superhuman flame is evidences a supernatural source.
A superhuman flame is evidences a supernatural source.
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.
God’s presence is powerful
God’s presence is powerful
When the people of God are filled with the Spirit of God they boldly proclaim the word of God.
When the people of God are filled with the Spirit of God they boldly proclaim the word of God.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
God’s presence is perplexing!
God’s presence is perplexing!
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.
7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?
9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
Acts 2:5-
Luke uses words like bewildered, amazed, astonished,
The subject of tongs begs the question - What does this mean?
Pentecost is a unique event.
Pentecost is a unique event.
27 If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.
28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.
In Corinth someone spoke in a toung and someone had to interpret that into a known language.
When these backwoods Galileens were speaking the nations were hering them in their own language in their unique dialect.
Our God’s presence is mysterious.
16 On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
18 Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
exod 19 16-
How will they know?
How will they know?
People come to know God through the proclamation of the Gospel.
People come to know God through the proclamation of the Gospel.
Literally the word means to pour together
The Preaching of the Gospel
The Preaching of the Gospel