Atos 2

Atos 2

Tongues as of fire - Acts 2:3 Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Charles Swindoll Another Chart on Acts NOTE: This Verse by Verse Commentary page is part of an ongoing project to add notes to each verse of the Bible. Therefore some verses may not yet have notes, but if the Lord tarries and gives me breath, additions will follow in the future (He has tarried and Acts is now a finished project to the praise of the glory of His grace). The goal is to edify and equip you for the work of service (Eph 4:12-13+) that the Lord God might be glorified in your life and in His Church. Amen (Isa 61:3b+, Mt 5:16+) Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. the day (KJV): Ac 20:16 Ex 23:16 34:22 Lev 23:15-21 Nu 28:16-31 De 16:9-12 1Co 16:8 they (KJV): Ac 2:46 1:13-15 4:24,32 5:12 2Ch 5:13 30:12 Ps 133:1 Jer 32:39 Zep 3:9 Ro 15:6 Php 1:27 2:2 Map of Pentecost and the Diaspora Acts 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Amplified AND WHEN the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place, ESV When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. KJV And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. NET Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. NIV When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. NLT On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. YLT And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, THE EXPANDING WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT-EMPOWERED CHURCH (From Irving Jensen) THE ARRIVAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST Acts 2 can be divided into 4 main events all related to the arrival of the Holy Spirit The Arrival of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4) The Reaction to the Holy Spirit's Arrival (Acts 2:5-13) a. Amazement (Acts 2:5-12) b. Mockery (Acts 2:13) The Explanation of the Holy Spirit's Arrival (Acts 2:14-36) The Effect of the Holy Spirit's Arrival (2:37-47) a. Conviction (Acts 2:37) b. Confession (Acts 2:38-41) c. Commencement of the Church (Acts 2:42-47) Beloved, Luke's words in Acts 2:1-4 are some of the most important ever written, because they describe the birth of the Church, the Bride of Christ, and its empowerment for service. Someone has said if you do not accurately comprehend what is taught in Acts 2, you will not fully understand the rest of the book of Acts. Jesus had spoken of this new entity, the Church, when He promised His disciples "I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it." (Mt 16:18-note, sermon) Notice that Jesus did not say I will "continue building My church," which would imply that the church in the NT was simply as extension of a "church" that was already in existence in the Old Testament. The implication is very clear -- there was NO church in existence in the Old Testament. Notice also that Jesus uses the future tense which is a verb form that marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. The tense also signifies that the Church was not yet in existence in the Old Testament. Finally, notice that Jesus used the active voice which signifies that He is the One Who will build His Church. Clearly, He will work in concert with the Holy Spirit, but Jesus is, so to speak, "the Master Architect" of His Church. Warren