Pentecost

「But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:」

「Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.」

「And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.」

「And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.」

「whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.」

「But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:」

At Pentecost, why did the disciples speak in the languages of other nations rather than in their local Aramaic?

Acts 2 records the disciples being filled with the Spirit and speaking in other tongues — what theological significance lies beneath this phenomenon?

What do the symbols of the Holy Spirit and fire signify in the Pentecost event?

A sound like a mighty wind and tongues like fire appeared as the Spirit filled the disciples, giving them utterance and power.

Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?

Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.

Why did Peter quote the prophet Joel in his Pentecost sermon?

Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.

What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?

Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?

Why does Peter quote the prophecy of Joel in his Pentecost sermon?

Peter cites Joel 2 in Acts 2 — how does this Old Testament prophecy frame the events of the day?