God chose the day of Pentecost to be the day He gave them the Holy Spirit because He knew that Jerusalem would be filled with His people because they would have come home for the celebration...Pentecost was the celebration of the harvest.
It is in the upper room (maybe where the last supper had taken place) that the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit". v. 4 Quite a ruckus took place at this moment, for the crowd outside heard it. The disciples began speaking in tongues and the crowd was amazed...the crowd being from different places recognized the disciples speaking in the language of their hometown. This is important. Tongues that are given as a gift are actual languages used to spread the Word of God. ie. If Paul was going to go somewhere he could not speak the language, God would give him the gift of tongues to share the Word and the Scriptures. I believe, if needed, that could still happen today.
Peter has a chance to give his first sermon on behalf of Christ and His message. The Good News. Speaking to Jews he recited the Old Testament because the Jews knew the scriptures. He could show prophecy and through that many Jews started realizing they had killed the prophesied Messiah. Peter, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. for the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off (Us!), as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." v.38-39 Over 3 thousand were saved that day.
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