After Adam and Eve are displaced from the garden and Cain from the field, humanity begins to migrate and spread across the earth. But when they reach the land of Shinar, things come to a halt: “1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in …
Acts 2:14-41 – Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost
Acts 2:14 Peter was often the spokesman for the disciples (Matthew 19:27). There is a big difference between Peter before and after he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Before he didn’t even dare to confess his faith in front of a little girl, now he confesses publicly in front of all Jerusalem (Mark 14:66-68). In the same way, we …
Acts 2:1-13 – The Coming of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1 Pentecost was one of the three great pilgrimage festivals when all Jewish men went up to Jerusalem. Pentecost is also known as the “Feast of Weeks” because the feast took place 7 weeks (50 days) after Passover. The name “Pentecost” comes from the Greek word “pentekoste” which means “50”. Pentecost was also called the “harvest festival”. Because the …