When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. An account of persons from various countries who there present, and were. Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. As of a rushing mighty wind nescit tarda molimina gratia spirltus sancti, saith ambrose. Also, numbered with the eleven apostles, as it stands at the end of acts 1, requires eleven apostles to be understood as the antecedent of they in acts 2.
The fact that the antecedent of any pronoun is found by referring back to the nearest noun or pronoun with which it agrees in number etc. Between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. In the twentieth century pentecost has become a source of confusion, embarrassment or division for christians, even as it has become a curiosity, if not an object of ridicule, for nonchristians. Chapter 2 between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the holy spirit. Acts 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The spirit of god is a spirit of power, 2 timothy 1. The day of pentecost being arrived, and the disciples assembled, the holy spirit descended as a mighty rushing wind, and in the likeness of fiery tongues sat upon them. The instruments whom the lord first employed in spreading the christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from god. Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter two. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
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