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The ascension of Jesus
Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus led His disciples out near Bethany, promised the Holy Spirit, and was taken up into heaven as they watched. Two messengers told them He would return in the same way.
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Matthias is chosen to replace Judas
Returning from the Mount of Olives after the ascension, about a hundred and twenty believers gathered in Jerusalem. Peter cited the Psalms about the vacancy left by Judas, two men who had been with Jesus from His baptism were proposed, and the lot fell to Matthias, who was added to the eleven.
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The healing at the Beautiful Gate
Going up to the temple to pray, Peter and John healed a man lame from birth in the name of Jesus. Peter preached that the God of Abraham had glorified His servant Jesus, the council arrested them, and the church prayed and was filled again with the Spirit and with boldness. The number of believers grew to about five thousand men.
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Peter
Peter, originally Simon, was a fisherman from Galilee whom Jesus called to follow Him and renamed Peter. He confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied Him during the trial, was restored after the resurrection, and preached the first sermon at Pentecost.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the city David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple. In the Gospels it is where Jesus taught in the temple, shared the Last Supper, was tried, crucified, and rose, and where the church was born at Pentecost.
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The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God present and active among His people. He hovers over creation, fills prophets and craftsmen in the Old Testament, descends on Jesus at His baptism, is promised by Jesus as the Advocate, and comes on the church at Pentecost, giving power to witness, new birth, gifts, and fruit.
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Joel 2:28-32
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Connections around Pentecost
The ascension of Jesus precedes Pentecost
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe disciples wait in Jerusalem after the ascension until the Spirit comes at Pentecost.
Evidence:Matthias is chosen to replace Judas precedes Pentecost
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceActs narrates these events in this order.
Evidence:Pentecost precedes The healing at the Beautiful Gate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceActs narrates these events in this order.
Evidence:Peter participates in Pentecost
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePeter stands with the Eleven and delivers the sermon.
Evidence:Pentecost occurs at Jerusalem
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceActs places the disciples in Jerusalem, where devout people from every nation were staying.
Pentecost develops the theme The Holy Spirit
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe Spirit comes on the gathered disciples with wind and fire.
Evidence:Pentecost explicitly fulfills Joel 2:28-32
Explicit fulfillmentHigh confidencePeter's words "this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel" frame the event as fulfillment.
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