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Acts 2• Acts 2:1-4 (ESV)

1  When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2  And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Feasts• Passover• Firstfruits• Pentecost

Passover• Passover was to be a

lasting ordinance for generations to come.

• It was observed on the 14th day of the first month (religious year) beginning at twilight.

• The Passover lamb must be a perfect male with no spot or blemish.

Firstfruits• Firstfruits are offerings

given for the spring barley harvest.

• The first ripe sheaf (firstfruits) of barley was offered to the Lord as an act of dedicating the harvest to him.

Firstfruits• On this third day (the day of Firstfruits), the

priest waved the sheaf before the Lord.• Counting the days (omer) then began and

continued until the day after the seventh Sabbath, the 50th day.

• This 50th day is called Shavuot or Pentecost.

Pentecost• Pentecost is celebrated 50 days

after the Passover Sabbath.• Shavuot means “weeks;”

Pentecost means “fifty” in Greek.• This festival is also known as the

Feast of Harvest or Latter Firstfruits.

• Pentecost is one of the three pilgrimage feasts.

Pentecost• Pentecost is the time to

present an offering of grain of the summer wheat harvest to the Lord to show joy and thankfulness.

• Two loaves of baked bread with leaven, are presented to God.

Mt. Sinai

Pentecosts Compared

1st Pentecost – Exodus• 3,000 Killed (Ex 32:28)

• Birthday of Israel (Ex 19:5)

• Earthquake, Thunder Smoke Ex 19:16,18

• Grumbling

NT Pentecost - Acts 2• 3,000 Saved Acts 2:41

• Birthday of the Church

• Rushing Wind Acts 2:2

• In one accord

Baptism• Meaning• Other uses

– Into Moses– Of Repentance– With Water– In the name of Jesus– Into Christ Jesus– Into His death– Into one body– With the Holy Spirit– With Fire

Baptism Verses•

Five Events in Acts• Acts 2• Acts 4• Acts 8• Acts 10• Acts 19

Filling Vs. Baptism• Ephesians 5:18• 18  And do not get drunk with wine, for that is

debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit

Impact & Results• People from All over

Italy

Libya

GreeceTurkey

Syria

Lebanon

Israel

Egypt

Iraq

Iran

JordanSaudi Arabia

Kuwait

Crete

AzerbaijanArmenia

Georgia

Russia

UkraineMoldovaRomania

BulgariaFYROMAlbania

SerbiaBosniaCroatia

Hungary

Slovakia

PolandCzech Rep.

Austria

Germany

France

Switzerland

Corsica

Sardinia

Sicily

Malta Cyprus

TunisiaAlgeria

Kazakhstan

Elam (3)

Media (2)

Parthians (1)

Mesopotamia (4)

Cappadocia (6)

Pontus (7)

Judea (5)

Asia (8)

Pamphylia (10)

Phrygia (9)

Crete (14)

Egypt (11)

Cyrene (12)

Rome (13)

Arabia (15)

Javan

Kittim

Gomer Tagarmah

Ashkenaz

Madal

Lud

Joktan

ArphaxadElam

AsshurAram

Put MizraimPhilistines

Canaan

Amorites

Hittites

Impact & Results• People from All over• Heard the Mighty Works of God in their

native language

Impact & Results• People from All over• Heard the Mighty Works of God in their

native language• Amazed, Perplexed, & Mocking

ConclusionThe Essential Beginning of the new covenant of the Spirit• Faith and Hope as we see this was

designed and planned from the beginning•  Baptism in the Spirit occurs once at

salvation•  Being filled with the Spirit is a daily yielding

and giving control •  Some people may look and not understand

you

For Next Week• Read the entire book of Acts• Read Acts chapter 2• Focus on Peter’s sermon• Is this a good model of an evangelical

message? Why/Why Not?