The Acts of the Apostles Lesson Two: “When the day of Pentecost was fully come”

Review of Acts 1: 1:1-2Introduction: “The former treatise...” 1:4-8The 40 days of Christ’s resurrection appearance, and his final instruction to his disciples, “that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.” 1:9-11The Ascension of Christ 1:12-26In days of waiting the upper room, and the appointment of Matthias to replace Judas

The Theme of the Book: Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The Theme of the Book: Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The Theme of the Book of Acts: Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The Theme of the Book: Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

 Chapters: 1 to 7  The primary audience: the Jews  The chief minister: Peter  The timeframe: 5 years (AD 30-35) Part 1: The Witness in Jerusalem

Chapter Two The Acts of the Apostles

The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

The Feasts of Israel Exodus 23: Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

The Feasts of Israel Exodus 23: Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

The Feasts of Israel Exodus 23: Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

The Feasts of Israel Exodus 23: Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread was held in the month of Abib. The name Abib was later changed to Nisan. Exodus 23:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread … in the time appointed of the month Abib … Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God … Numbers 28:16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. Esther 3:7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan …

The feasts occurred over a period of 7 months:

The Feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits were in the springtime month of Nisan. They were known collectively as the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

The Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles were in the Autumn month of Tishri. These three were together called the Feast of Ingathering.

The Feast of Weeks was held in the summer month of Sivan.

It was also called Pentecost because it came 50 days after the Passover Sabbath. Pente means 50.

The Lamb of God was sacrificed for our sins on the Passover. John 1:29 : The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 1 Corinthians 5:7b: For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

He was buried on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Mark 15:42-43, 46: 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

He was buried on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

The next day was the weekly Sabbath. Mark 16:1: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Jesus rose from the dead on the Feast of Firstfruits. Mark 16:9: Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 1 Corinthians 15:20: But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

For 40 days, Jesus taught his disciples in his resurrected body.

On the fortieth day, he ascended into heaven. Mark 16:19: So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

The disciples waited in Jerusalem for the fulfillment of the promise of the Father.

Seven weeks – 49 days – had passed since the Passover Sabbath.

The next day – the 50 th day – was Pentecost.

The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

As the Spirit gave them utterance … Acts 1:1-2: 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: Acts 1: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Such a thing had happened to individuals before … John the Baptist: Luke 1:15: …and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. His mother, Elisabeth: Luke 1:41-42: …and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. His father, Zacharias: Luke 1:67-68: And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… But as we shall see, never before like this!

Such a thing had happened to individuals before … John the Baptist: Luke 1:15: …and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. His mother, Elisabeth: Luke 1:41-42: …and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. His father, Zacharias: Luke 1:67-68: And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… But as we shall see, never before like this!

Such a thing had happened to individuals before … John the Baptist: Luke 1:15: …and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. His mother, Elisabeth: Luke 1:41-42: …and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. His father, Zacharias: Luke 1:67-68: And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… But as we shall see, never before like this!

Such a thing had happened to individuals before … John the Baptist: Luke 1:15: …and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. His mother, Elisabeth: Luke 1:41-42: …and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. His father, Zacharias: Luke 1:67-68: And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… But as we shall see, never before like this!

A promise that the Lord God had set into motion hundreds of years earlier when he first ordained the Feast of Pentecost was ready to be fulfilled. The Day of Pentecost was fully come.

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