And so, because the disciples were in the temple at the time, we see that all the Jews in close proximity to the disciples on that day,...

Firstly, we need to correct a common misconception of this account, which is that the saints were gathered together in an upper room in...

Acts 2:1-41 “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (2) And suddenly there came a sound...

Hebrews 6:4-6 “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of...

Acts 1:4-8 “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the...

There is one further aspect to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the believer that has been born again but has never progressed to any...

John 4:13-14 “Jesus answered and said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, (14) but whoever drinks of the water that...

2 Corinthians 3:17-18 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.  (18)  But we all, with...

1 Corinthians 12:13 “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all...

Romans 8:16 “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Every child of God is different, and each one...

John 3:1-8 “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. (2) This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him,...

The outpouring of God’s Spirit on the saints is unique to the new covenant, for under the old covenant the Spirit of God only came upon...

Acts 2:1-21 “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (2) And suddenly there came a sound...

Romans 6:1-4 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? (2) Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin...

2 Corinthians 5:14-17 “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; (15) and He...

Revelation 20:14-15 “Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (15) And anyone not found written...

Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall...

2 Corinthians 1:9-10 “Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the...

Hebrews 2:9-10 “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour,...

2 Peter 1:2-9 “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, (3) as His divine power has given to...

Hebrews 9:11-12 “But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with...

Psalms 88:4-7 “I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, (5) Adrift among the dead, Like the...

Romans 6:7-10 “For he who has died has been freed from sin. … (10) For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life...

But I want you to notice that both sacrifices were needed for an individual to receive forgiveness for their sins. In other words, if an...