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THE GOSPEL IN JERUSALEM, 2:1-8:3
1. THE MINISTRY OF PETER, 2:1-5:42
A. THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT, 2:1
1. The origin of "the day of Pentecost." 2:l: The day of Pentecost,
i.e. the day of Fifty, was the Jewish festival known as the Feast
of Weeks and is described in Lev. 23:15. It was the feast of
ingathering and so was peculiarly fitted to be the day of the
beginning of the ingathering of all nations into the Church of
God.
2. Note the remarkable circumstances in which this supernatural
phenomenon began, 2:1 - In circumstances of completeness as to:
(1) Time, in that "the day of Pentecost was fully come." There
was no prematurity.
(2) Locality, in that all were in one place at the same time.
There was no scattering.
(3) Spirit, in that all were of one accord. There was no
disharmony.
3. Observe the various characteristics of this supernatural
phenomenon, 2:2-3:
(1) It came suddenly, i.e., it was not the climax to physical,
emotional, or psychic effort.
(2) It came from heaven, i.e., it originated with God and
therefore came neither from men nor from Satan.
(3) It came as a sound, i.e., as a manifestation of the Spirit
perceivable by the human faculty of hearing.
(4) It came as the appearance of tongues of fire, i.e., as a
manifestation of the Spirit perceivable by the human faculty
of sight.
(5) It sat upon each, i.e., it came to each individual as a
personal experience.
(6) It came in a miraculous manifestation of other tongues, i.e.
in languages not known by the speakers.
(7) It came as the Spirit gave utterance, i.e., as a vocal
manifestation of the Spirit.
(8) It came to one hundred and twenty persons at the same time,
i.e., as an incontrovertibly multiple evidence of one
Source impossible to attribute to natural origin or
individual production.
4. What was the purpose of accompanying the outpouring of the Spirit
with such an extraordinary phenomenon 2:1-13?
- To call extraordinary attention to such an extraordinary
experience of such an extraordinary importance
5. The presence of so many devout Jews "out of every nation under
heaven," (i.e., from the then-known world), was because they had
gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of Pentecost.
6. The timing of the-outpouring of the Spirit on this
occasion: So it would cause the dissemination of the news of this
phenomenon in the best possible manner to the greatest possible
extent.
7. Observe the diverse effects upon the multitude from:
(1) 2:6 - They were "confounded," i.e., "troubled in mind,"
because "every man heard them speak in his own language".
(2) 2:7 - They were "amazed," i.e., astonished, because those
who spoke in tongues were unfamiliar with the language they
uttered.
(3) 2:12 - They were "in doubt," i.e., they were without
explanation as to the meaning of this unprecedented
phenomenon.
8. Comment on 2:13: This is an eloquent example of the extent of
absurdity to which willful unbelief will go to justify its rejection
of the truth, for how can even an excess of wine produce the
ability to speak an intelligent foreign language?