The Infilling of the Holy Spirit
has come!
Acts 2: 2 - 18
What were they
doing?
• V 2 A sound like a violent blowing
wind
• Came from heaven - Holy Spirit
came from God
• Filled the whole house – Complete
presence
• When they were sitting – All
waiting upon the Lord
V3 They saw –
witnessed/experienced
Flames of fire separating
Resting upon each of them
(120+ people)
V 4 All of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit
• All began to speak in
other languages (tongues)
• As the Spirit enabled
them/ gave them the
ability to…
• V5 God-fearing Jews from every nation were in Jerusalem –
celebrating the Feast of Pentecost/Thanksgiving
• V6 They heard the sound
• Crowds gathered in bewilderment (huh???)
• Because each one heard their own language spoken
• V7 They were utterly (completely) amazed asking
“Aren’t these speaking Galileans?”
“How do they know our language?”
Acts 2: 9 – 11
15 Nations were there:
Parthians, Medes,
Elamites, Mesopotamia,
Judea, Cappadocia,
Pontus, Asia, Phrygia,
Pamphylia, Egypt, Libya-
Cyrene, Rome, Cretans, &
Arabs
• People gathered there were both Jews and Jewish converts
• They heard the 120+ filled with the Holy Spirit declaring the
wonders of God
• In their own language (Revelation 7)
• V12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked, “What does this
mean?”
• V13 Others mocked, “They’re drunk!”
PETER SPOKE:
• Vv 14 – 15 “They are NOT
drunk! It’s only 9:00 am!”
• Vv 16 – 21 He explains they are
watching Joel 2: 28 – 32
fulfilled!
A LOOK AT THE PROPHET
JOEL
• Basically unknown background (7
th
–
5
th
century bc)
• Lived in Judea – in Jerusalem area
• His message: Restoration happens after
judgement and repentance
• Locust: 460 sq miles; 40 – 80 million bugs
per mile; eat 432 million lbs per day
National Geographic info…
• The Message from Peter & Joel:
God said, “In the last days
I will pour out My Spirit on all people...
Your sons and daughters will prophesy (tell future &
voice of God)
Your young men will see visions (full active spiritual power)
Your old men will dream dreams (wise ponderings)
And upon My servants, both men and women, I will pour out
My Spirit in those days and they will prophesy…”