Acts 2:1-47 is the concise record of the Holy Spirit's actions within the Disciples of Jesus and associated followers in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost immediately following His ascension into Heaven in Acts 1:9-11.
The event is described with the following details from Scriptural text:
1.) They were commanded by Jesus to wait in Jerusalem for the promised baptism of the Holy Ghost. (1:2-5)
2.) They were in one place with one accord. (2:1)
3.) The sound of a mighty rushing wind from Heaven filling the house. (2:2)
4.) Visually seen tongues of fire resting upon each person in attendance. (2:3)
5.) They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other known languages, each identified a Jew from every other nation on Earth staying in the city at that time. (2:4-11)
6.) They spoke of God's wonderful works in these languages. (2:11)
7.) A huge number of about 3000 people were brought into the fellowship in one day immediately after Peter preached a short sermon. (2:14-41)
8.) Many wonders and signs were done by Apostles. (2:43)
9.) They placed all of their personal possessions in common, and dispensed them according to need. (2:44-45)
10.) They ate and fellowshipped every day in the Temple and in their houses. (2:46)
11.) They had favor with all the local people, and the group grew rapidly and continually. (2:47)
12.) They had singleness of heart. (2:46)
Today, the people who call themselves "Pentecostal" do none of these things. If their self ascribed name is thusly false according to Scripture, then how false are their ideologies, promotions, and practices which distinguish them as so called "Pentecostals?" If a person says they are a "policeman" but has none of the skills of a policeman, does not have a police car, does not have a police badge, and does not have a police uniform, are they still a policeman just because they like to say they are one and feel good about it? If their friends say they are a policeman does it really matter?
The event is described with the following details from Scriptural text:
1.) They were commanded by Jesus to wait in Jerusalem for the promised baptism of the Holy Ghost. (1:2-5)
2.) They were in one place with one accord. (2:1)
3.) The sound of a mighty rushing wind from Heaven filling the house. (2:2)
4.) Visually seen tongues of fire resting upon each person in attendance. (2:3)
5.) They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other known languages, each identified a Jew from every other nation on Earth staying in the city at that time. (2:4-11)
6.) They spoke of God's wonderful works in these languages. (2:11)
7.) A huge number of about 3000 people were brought into the fellowship in one day immediately after Peter preached a short sermon. (2:14-41)
8.) Many wonders and signs were done by Apostles. (2:43)
9.) They placed all of their personal possessions in common, and dispensed them according to need. (2:44-45)
10.) They ate and fellowshipped every day in the Temple and in their houses. (2:46)
11.) They had favor with all the local people, and the group grew rapidly and continually. (2:47)
12.) They had singleness of heart. (2:46)
Today, the people who call themselves "Pentecostal" do none of these things. If their self ascribed name is thusly false according to Scripture, then how false are their ideologies, promotions, and practices which distinguish them as so called "Pentecostals?" If a person says they are a "policeman" but has none of the skills of a policeman, does not have a police car, does not have a police badge, and does not have a police uniform, are they still a policeman just because they like to say they are one and feel good about it? If their friends say they are a policeman does it really matter?