Acts 2:2-3 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.… 1. That came in fulfilment of Divine promises — the promises of the Old Testament. 2. The first Pentecostal season came, also, in direct answer to prayer — united, earnest prayer. 3. Yet further, the first Pentecostal season came to meet urgently and profoundly felt necessities. 4. Then, lastly, the first Pentecost, in its immediate results, was a special and very extraordinary revelation of the Holy Spirit's power in the souls of men. It demonstrated at once His presence as the great Convincer and Renewer, and the ease with which He could change the hearts of men and dispose them to welcome Christ and the great salvation. (Ray Palmer, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. |
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