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1 | When was the Holy Spirit first given? | Acts 2:1 | Brent Douglass | 2116 | ||
Thanks, prayon, for a well-thought-out response. In light of these passages, this seems logical. However, in another passage, Acts 1:1-8, Jesus was speaking specifically to the apostles when he "commanded them not to leave Jerusalem" (v.4) but wait until "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" (v.8) -- which would indicate that the apostles still needed the power that the Holy Spirit would give in order to be effective in spreading the Gospel: "and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth" (v.8). Clearly their empowerment was not yet complete. Either they hadn't yet received the Spirit, or there was additional empowerment needed for them specifically. |
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2 | When was the Holy Spirit first given? | Acts 2:1 | prayon | 2124 | ||
Excellent point. Perhaps He needed to give them a taste of the Holy Spirit so they could carry on His work after He ascended into Heaven until the proper time came. To fulfill the prophecy of John the Baptist He still needed to baptize with fire which He did at Pentecost. I tend to agree with your opinion that their empowerment was not complete. | ||||||