THE DAY OF PENTECOST

Acts Chapter 2: 1 – 4

The Original Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

Perhaps one the greatest chapters in the Bible, and the least understood. Men and women have read it for centuries and can’t remember what they read from one paragraph to another, from one verse to another. Therefore when you read the Word of God, you put on your bifocals, you put on your spiritual eyes and you really look. Because the Word of God is plainly written and it’s as simple as ABC. And there are always just two things that come up when you read the Word of God – 1. You either believe what is written or 2. You don’t. It’s as simple as all that. To those who believe it, they receive the benefits, to those who do not believe it, they receive the consequences. So God is no respecter of persons ladies and gentlemen, God loves every person just as much as He loves any other person. God is not a respecter of persons, He’s a respecter of conditions. He’s a respecter of His Word. He is that which in His Word He promised. He is not only able but He’s willing to do what? -- perform – He’ll carry it out.

And in Acts Chapter 2, verses 1 to 4, you have the record of the founding of the Church to which you and I belong. The Church of Jesus Christ – the Church of the redeemed – the Church of the saved. And this occurred on the Day of Pentecost some 1900 years ago. Now by sheer logic, it seems to me if, as all the major denominations maintain, that their churches began on the Day of Pentecost. Then if it began on the day of Pentecost we ought to read what occurred on the Day of Pentecost and if we belong to that Church, it seems to me that we ought to carry out what the Word says. Right? Amen. The whole record of that which occurred on the Day of Pentecost, as far as the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was concerned, this is all recorded in 4 verses of Scripture. God put this tremendous experience, the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of civilization, He put it in 4 verses of Scripture. We begin tonight by reading those four, but then the teaching will begin with the verses after that.

That is the sole purpose of this teaching. This teaching will be short but extremely powerful. I want to focus on one subject at a time to make it easier for you to learn.

[A new teaching will follow this teaching starting with verse 5 of Acts Chapter 2].

Acts Chapter 2: Verses 1, 2, 3, 4:

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they [the twelve] were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

There is the record of the original outpouring, all of it in four verses. You should ask yourself 4 great questions that you always ask when you are writing something or preparing something for writing or for publication. You always ask yourself, well, who is it or what is it or when did it occur and where did it occur?

When it comes to the Holy Spirit field, you say who were present at the original outpouring? The Bible says that there were only 12 Apostles who received. What was it that came on the Day of Pentecost? It was power from on high, it was to be endued, clothed with, arrayed with spiritual ability, spiritual power from on high. When did it occur? It occurred at the first hour on the Day of Pentecost at an hour of prayer corresponding to our 6AM. And where did it occur? It occurred in the temple, not in the upper room. There were never 120 present and this is why we need to come to the Word as we’ve spent this time rightly dividing, in detail, these four Scriptures in Acts Chapter Two. Now you know more about the accuracy of the Day of Pentecost than most ministers, priests, etc. The Bible is simple and written for believers – not unbelievers.

Our next teaching will begin where this teaching ends – with Acts Chapter 2 VERSE 5.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. – II Timothy 2: 15

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