In 1964 Fritz Werner wrote an oratorio for Pentecost Veni, sancte spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) on the sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus, and Jani Christou wrote Tongues of Fire, a Pentecost oratorio. Closely related to the eternal nature of the Holy Spirit is His omniscience. Pentecost is the festival when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. The arrival of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost marked the end of the Lord’s personal ministry on Earth. In fact, you will not see that spoken of at all as being the time of Him being GIVEN. Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, South Africa (July 2010) In Peter’s spiritual life there are two distinct phases – i.e. I am under the understanding that the Holy Spirit did indeed “rest” on/in those who God was using for special purposes, i.e. 38Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. I've always assumed that the Holy Spirit did not make his presence known amongst men until Pentecost. After His resurrection, on the Sunday morning following Passover, Jesus remained with His disciples for 40 days. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. That is why Jesus said He was going to send the Holy Spirit (John 16:7). John 20:22. Prior to Pentecost the Holy Spirit is shown in scripture to come “to” men or to come “upon” men. The Holy Spirit, as a title and entity, is mentioned three times (Psalm 51.11, Isaiah 63.10 and 63.11). Please explain then Psa 51:11, a Psalm after David had committed adultery and was pleading that God NOT remove the Holy Spirit from him. Pentecost is the event whereby the Holy Spirit comes in full power to enable Christians who have been declared righteous to actually be righteous. The Day of Pentecost. Now our feast of the coming of the Holy Spirit, this day was long celebrated by Jesus' people. Moses, Saul, Sampson, etc. All we are told is that “they were all with one accord in one place.” In what place? At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers in Christ, and He came to stay. The Lord’s words in John 20:22 seem to be ‘preparatory’ words. Pentecost in many ways was like that opening of the great dam. the phase between his repentance and filling with the Holy Spirit, followed by the phase which started on the day of Pentecost. Nor was this a temporary arrangement. And not just the believers at Pentecost, but all believers from then on. The Holy Spirit did not remain permanently in a person until after Pentecost (Acts 2). There has been some question whether the Holy Spirit is synonymous with the Spirit of God, but as we shall see, the work of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament seems to be identical to the work of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. 7 days. What was the role of the Holy Spirit before Pentecost? This was also before Pentecost. Because Jesus was resurrected, He promised His Apostles and … Before the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit regenerated men and empowered them for serving God. > Acts 1:3 After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. In 1 John the apostle places before us a profound, yet simple revelation: God knows all things. Christ breathed the Holy Spirit on the Apostles before his ascension to give them the power to forgive sins. Peter’s Life Before and After Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came many times throughout the Bible and just one other example: The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and she became pregnant with Jesus. "And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son and united to Him by a close and indissoluble tie, she is endowed with the high office and dignity of the Mother of the Son of God, and therefore she is also the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you!” And it wasn’t just anybody who said these words, but Jesus Christ Himself, just before He ascended to heaven. After His resurrection Jesus would not allow His followers to begin the work He had given them, to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19–20), until the Holy Spirit had come (Acts 1:4–5). Realize, the Holy Spirit in one dimension had always been present with the Apostles. However, that did not constitued the Baptism into the Holy Spirit that they got later at the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2). In Pentecost the addition of leaven is descriptive of the added element of the Holy Spirit to the believer. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. How did it change? Famously, in Acts 2, the Spirit descends upon the first believers, gives them power of speech, and adds tremendously to their power. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter (the name comes from the Greek pentekoste , "fiftieth"). Later, specifically within the Pentecostal movement starting in 1906, the phrase “baptism of the Holy Spirit” became associated with receiving the “gift of tongues,” that is, the ability to speak a language not naturally acquired, as the followers of Jesus did on the day of Pentecost. For example, Saul experienced the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him just before he … I’ve read before in your commentaries that you say the Holy Spirit did not come to mankind until Pentecost, and that David did not have the Holy Spirit and was an unconverted man. People live … It must have been on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4. The oil signifies the Holy Spirit - the parable of the wise and foolish virgins & Zechariah 4 - So The anointing of Christ was needed before Holy Spirit was poured. Richard Hillert wrote a Motet for the Day of Pentecost for choir, vibraphone, and prepared electronic tape in 1969. “Holy, holy, holy, “Lord God Almighty, Who [eternally] was and is and is to come!” Revelation 4:8. Before His arrest, Jesus had promised to send His disciples the Holy Spirit (John 14:15–17). The Holy Spirit came to stay, taking up permanent residence in each believer. In John 16:7 the Lord had told His Disciples, “I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit in John 20:22, they were not baptized into the Body of Christ, but filled with the Holy Spirit in the same way that John the Baptist was filled with the Spirit. The message of Pentecost is a great comfort to those who can acknowledge this: “Listen! John touches on this added element, the coming of the Holy Spirit, in chapters 14-16. Christ said that God revealed his divinity to Peter. Holy Spirit before the conversion. The journey of Israel from Egypt to Mt. Known as … It is not that the Day of Pentecost itself makes the church righteous, but this is the beginning of the full ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (Lk 1:35). Surely Old Testament figures were guided by the Holy Spirit in their decisions and actions. This marked a major change in the Holy Spirit’s work. So what changed with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (i.e., at the birth of the Church)? Pentecost wasn’t the first time the Holy Spirit had been given. The book of Acts details the beginning of the church and its miraculous spread through the power of the Holy Spirit. Before Pentecost, God’s Holy Spirit blessed the people of Israel and, in reality, was their very life. But that the ONLY two people that the Holy Spirit actually indwelled in permanently before Pentacost were King David and John the Baptist. It is traditionally believed among the Jews that the High Priest Aaron was anointed on The festival of Penticost - 50 days after passover - The same day Holy Spirit was poured The Holy Spirit was already with the Apostles, but Jesus said that He would soon come to live inside them (John 14:16-17). The giving of the Spirit at Pentecost is referred to as a baptism of the Holy Spirit (Mk 1:8, Acts 1:5) and was distinctly different than Jesus' breathing on the disciples in John 20. The Holy Spirit was given on the Feast of Shavuot, which was 50 days after Passover. The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost. In years past, Pentecost was celebrated with greater solemnity than it is today. Such an … The account in Act 2 reports that, after Jesus ascended into heaven, Jesus’ followers were gathered together for the Feast of Harvest (aka Pentecost), and the Holy Spirit “ filled the whole house where they were sitting ” … This must have been through the Holy Spirit. So, when did the Lord’s disciples receive the Holy Spirit? The benefits enjoyed in the pre-Pentecostal days were not taken away. The Feast of the Pentecost. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” We are studying King Saul in Sunday School. The Holy Spirit filled the Church with power and added 3,000 new believers. The day of Pentecost WAS the day they received POWER from Him though to begin the harvest, … to spread the gospel and cause the whole world to hear, believe, and be given the same Holy Spirit of God. But after Pentecost, the power of the Holy Spirit spread out and brought light to the whole world. 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. The Spirit of God is mentioned 38 times. The Lord was preparing His disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit. In the Upper Room, Jesus had told the disciples that He would send the Holy Spirit to be with them forever. Moving forward to the day of Pentecost, we are told: Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. When Pentecost occurred, believers were united with Jesus Christ--that is, they were baptized into his eternal life. John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.