The Holy Spirit was given on the Feast of Shavuot, which was 50 days after Passover. The Spirit âlives with you and will be ⦠So, when did the Lordâs disciples receive the Holy Spirit? The giving of the Spirit at Pentecost is referred to as a baptism of the Holy Spirit (Mk 1:8, Acts 1:5) and was distinctly different than Jesus' breathing on the disciples in John 20. Such an ⦠The account in Act 2 reports that, after Jesus ascended into heaven, Jesusâ followers were gathered together for the Feast of Harvest (aka Pentecost), and the Holy Spirit â filled the whole house where they were sitting â ⦠Peterâs Life Before and After Pentecost. "And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Nor was this a temporary arrangement. âWhen did the Disciples receive the Holy Spirit, on Resurrection Evening within a locked room (John 20:19-23) or on Pentecost when âthey were all together in one placeâ (Acts 2:1-4)?â I was one of three ministers eating lunch together when this question surfaced and we were face to ⦠The Lord was preparing His disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit. After His resurrection, on the Sunday morning following Passover, Jesus remained with His disciples for 40 days. In 1 John the apostle places before us a profound, yet simple revelation: God knows all things. John touches on this added element, the coming of the Holy Spirit, in chapters 14-16. The Day of Pentecost. âHoly, holy, holy, âLord God Almighty, Who [eternally] was and is and is to come!â Revelation 4:8. People live ⦠There has been some question whether the Holy Spirit is synonymous with the Spirit of God, but as we shall see, the work of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament seems to be identical to the work of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. The arrival of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost marked the end of the Lordâs personal ministry on Earth. The Spirit of God is mentioned 38 times. The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost. Realize, the Holy Spirit in one dimension had always been present with the Apostles. I am under the understanding that the Holy Spirit did indeed ârestâ on/in those who God was using for special purposes, i.e. Surely Old Testament figures were guided by the Holy Spirit in their decisions and actions. The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (Lk 1:35). At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers in Christ, and He came to stay. Omniscient. The indwelling Holy Spirit was only sent after Jesus' resurrection. 7 days. Famously, in Acts 2, the Spirit descends upon the first believers, gives them power of speech, and adds tremendously to their power. Known as ⦠And not just the believers at Pentecost, but all believers from then on. It is traditionally believed among the Jews that the High Priest Aaron was anointed on The festival of Penticost - 50 days after passover - The same day Holy Spirit was poured Christ said that God revealed his divinity to Peter. The Holy Spirit did not remain permanently in a person until after Pentecost (Acts 2). That is why Jesus said He was going to send the Holy Spirit (John 16:7). The Feast of the Pentecost. Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, South Africa (July 2010) In Peterâs spiritual life there are two distinct phases â i.e. Phrase âHoly Spiritâ occurs 90 times in the NT and 3 in the OT. Prior to Pentecost the Holy Spirit is shown in scripture to come âtoâ men or to come âuponâ men. What was the role of the Holy Spirit before Pentecost? You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you!â And it wasnât just anybody who said these words, but Jesus Christ Himself, just before He ascended to heaven. In 1964 Fritz Werner wrote an oratorio for Pentecost Veni, sancte spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) on the sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus, and Jani Christou wrote Tongues of Fire, a Pentecost oratorio. In fact, you will not see that spoken of at all as being the time of Him being GIVEN. 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. However, that did not constitued the Baptism into the Holy Spirit that they got later at the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2). All we are told is that âthey were all with one accord in one place.â In what place? It is not that the Day of Pentecost itself makes the church righteous, but this is the beginning of the full ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Before the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit regenerated men and empowered them for serving God. Before His arrest, Jesus had promised to send His disciples the Holy Spirit (John 14:15â17). Pentecost is a central feast of Judaism. Christ breathed the Holy Spirit on the Apostles before his ascension to give them the power to forgive sins. The journey of Israel from Egypt to Mt. Richard Hillert wrote a Motet for the Day of Pentecost for choir, vibraphone, and prepared electronic tape in 1969. Christ sent the Holy Spirit to his followers. But after Pentecost, the power of the Holy Spirit spread out and brought light to the whole world. Now our feast of the coming of the Holy Spirit, this day was long celebrated by Jesus' people. This must have been through the Holy Spirit. Not just to their leaders or to the most faithful, but the Holy Spirit came to all of them. Jesus' Promise Comes True with the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Acts 2: 1 - 11 Jesus promised his disciples before he ascended into heaven that the Holy Spirit would come to them to give them the power to tell the whole story of Jesus' life and death. The benefits enjoyed in the pre-Pentecostal days were not taken away. In Pentecost the addition of leaven is descriptive of the added element of the Holy Spirit to the believer. the phase between his repentance and filling with the Holy Spirit, followed by the phase which started on the day of Pentecost. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter (the name comes from the Greek pentekoste , "fiftieth"). The day of Pentecost WAS the day they received POWER from Him though to begin the harvest, ⦠to spread the gospel and cause the whole world to hear, believe, and be given the same Holy Spirit of God. In years past, Pentecost was celebrated with greater solemnity than it is today. The Holy Spirit, as a title and entity, is mentioned three times (Psalm 51.11, Isaiah 63.10 and 63.11). Moses, Saul, Sampson, etc. Iâve read before in your commentaries that you say the Holy Spirit did not come to mankind until Pentecost, and that David did not have the Holy Spirit and was an unconverted man. Pentecost in many ways was like that opening of the great dam. The Holy Spirit came to stay, taking up permanent residence in each believer. I've always assumed that the Holy Spirit did not make his presence known amongst men until Pentecost. Later, specifically within the Pentecostal movement starting in 1906, the phrase âbaptism of the Holy Spiritâ became associated with receiving the âgift of tongues,â that is, the ability to speak a language not naturally acquired, as the followers of Jesus did on the day of Pentecost. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 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