The Holy Sprit Comes, Acts 2:1,2

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. YOU ARE BLESSED INDEED!  A CHILD OF GOD!!!

   Acts 2 talks about Pentecost, which is also called the Festival of First Harvest.  It was one of three major annual festival (Deuteronomy 16:16)  This is a festival of thanksgiving for the harvested crops. 

   Passover was when the firstfruits of the barley crops were given to God.  Pentecost was when the first fruits of the wheat harvest were given to God. (FYI)  Pentecost also marked the day when the Law was given to Israel, sometimes called Joy of the Law.

  Pentecost came 50 days after passover.  Jesus was crucified at Passover time, he ascended 40 days after resurrection.  The Holy Spirit came 50 days after the Resurrection, or 10 days after Christ's ascension.

   2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 

  All the believers were here, gathered together.Acts 2: 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.

  Now let's break this down. a sound from heaven---so it was not like any other normal sound, but very different.  The metaphor - a rushing mighty wind - this was how it was described.  And what did it do?  It filled all the house where they were sitting. 

    Who was sitting here?  All the believers.  Now the Pentecost festival brought Jews from all over, other nations and was the most attended. A lot of this was possible because this was the best time to travel in this area of the world.

  We will see later in verse 14 of when Peter's speech was given to an international audience and resulted in a worldwide harvest of new believers- the first converts to Christianity.

  However, before we move on to Peter's speech we will look at the next verses in the next post. 

  Think about the HOLY SPIRIT coming from HEAVEN as a MIGHTY WIND and what it can and will do.  This is not something of the world, but something OUT OF THIS WORLD.  Have you caught the Holy Spirit, is it captive in your heart.  When we speak of the Holy Spirit it should not be a profession by us; BUT, a possession by us.  We should have the Spirit dwelling deep within our heart, guiding our every movement, every thought, every action taken.

  Thanks for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny