Event
Pentecost
The Spirit and the church
Fifty days after Passover, the Holy Spirit comes down on the disciples with fire and wind. Peter preaches, three thousand believe, and the church is born; the gospel begins to reach every people (Acts 2).
The promised Spirit
Fifty days after Passover, the Holy Spirit comes down on the disciples with a sound like wind and tongues of fire; they speak in other languages, and the crowd of pilgrims understands them.
The church is born
Peter, the same man who had denied Jesus, preaches boldly, and about three thousand people believe and are baptized in a single day.
Did you know?
- Pilgrims from many nations heard the Gospel in their own language, a reversal of Babel. Acts 2:6–11
Where to read in the Bible
- Acts 2
Connections
- preached by Simon Peter · stated in the text · Acts 2:14
- in Jerusalem · stated in the text · Acts 2:5