The Coming of the Holy Spirit Overview of the Passage amp Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study Jesus promised the coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles 148 The promise was made to the apostles ID: 274701
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Lesson 4
:
The Coming of the Holy SpiritSlide2
Overview of the Passage & Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study
Jesus promised
the coming of the Holy Spirit to
the apostles
(1:4-8).
The promise was made to the apostles (“
you
” in Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; John 14-16).
Jesus referenced “
the Promise of the Father
” (1:4; parallel with Luke 24:49).
The “Promise of the Father” is a reference to Joel 2:28-32.
Jesus referenced promises “you have heard from
Me
” (1:4).
John 14:16-17, 25-26; 15:26; 16:7-13.Slide3
Overview of the Passage & Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study
Jesus promised
the coming of the Holy Spirit to
the apostles
(1:4-8).
Jesus detailed
the manner
of the Holy Spirit’s coming (1:5).
“You shall be
baptized
with the Holy Spirit” (1:5), as John promised (Matt. 3:11).
They would receive an
overwhelming
influence & measure of the Spirit’s power.
Their spirits would be completely overwhelmed (immersed) by the Holy Spirit.
“You shall receive
power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (1:8).
The apostles would be “endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49).
The Holy Spirit would come with power.Slide4
Overview of the Passage & Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study
Jesus promised
the coming of the Holy Spirit to
the apostles
(1:4-8).
Jesus detailed the
place and time
of the Holy Spirit’s coming (1:5-6).
Jesus told the apostles to remain in
Jerusalem
for the Spirit (
Lk
. 24:47, 49; Ac. 1:4, 8).
Jesus narrowed the time of the coming to “
not many days
from now” (1:5).
Jesus detailed the
purpose
for the Holy Spirit’s coming on the apostles (1:8).
“You shall receive power…and you shall be
witnesses
to Me” (1:8).
The Spirit would come on the apostles that they might speak the Words of Truth.Slide5
Overview of the Passage & Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study
The Holy Spirit came
just as
Jesus promised (2:1-4).
In Acts 2, the 12 apostles were all together in the city of Jerusalem (1:12; 2:5).
In Acts 2, the “Day of
Pentecost
had fully come” (2:1).
One of the 3 annual feasts all male Jews were required to attend.
A.K.A. Feast of weeks (Dt. 16:10), feast of harvest (Ex. 23:16), feast of ingathering (Ex. 34:22), feast of
firstfruits
(Nu. 28:26-31).
Pentecost was
50
days (Greek = 50
th
) after Passover (Lev. 23:15-21).
Pentecost was always on the
first
day of week (Lev. 23:15-16).
Sunday became day of significance for Christians, not the Sabbath (Col. 2:14-17).
“Had fully come” literally means “was being fulfilled.”
THE day had arrived!
Not just any Pentecost! The one God made the focal point of history (cf. Gal. 4:4).Slide6
Overview of the Passage & Helpful Facts for Further Bible Study
The Holy Spirit came
just as
Jesus promised (2:1-4).
In Acts 2, the apostles were
baptized
with the Holy Spirit (2:2-4).
The events in their meeting place first “appeared to” the apostles only (2:3).
The visible forked tongues of fire were a symbol of the audible tongues to come.
“All” apostles had their spirits overwhelmed and controlled by the Spirit (2:4).
The “
power
” of the Spirit took its effect on their minds.
The “
presence
” of the Spirit manifested itself in their words (not own words).
The apostles began to speak real, human
languages
they had never learned.