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When Pentecost Fully Came · 5-Minutes of Good News

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_00: Hello, Christians.
• 0:03
  SPEAKER_00: This is Dallas Beacham.
• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: And I've got good news.
• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: Those words from Acts 2 opened one of the greatest moments in the history of God's people.
• 0:24
  SPEAKER_00: But before the rushing wind, before the tongues of fire, before Peter stood to preach to the crowd, there was a room filled with people who were waiting.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus had risen from the dead for forty days.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_00: He had shown himself alive to his disciples.
• 0:47
  SPEAKER_00: Then before ascending into heaven, he gave them a command Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until you be endued with power from on high.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: He did not tell them how many days they would wait.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_00: He did not tell them exactly what the moment would look like.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: He simply gave them a promise and asked them to trust him.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_00: So they returned to Jerusalem.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: Peter was there, John was there, James and Andrew were there.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: Acts tells us that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was there also.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: The women, the brothers of Jesus and other disciples gathered with them.
• 1:41
  SPEAKER_00: About one hundred and twenty believers were united in prayer and supplication.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Think about that room.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: They had seen Jesus crucified.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: They had seen the tomb that was sealed.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_00: They had known fear, confusion, and grief, but they had also seen the risen Christ.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_00: Now they waited, not because they had no hope, but because they had his word.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: One day passed, then another.
• 2:15
  SPEAKER_00: Still they prayed.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: They did not scatter when nothing happened immediately.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: They did not decide that the promise was only symbolic.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_00: They remained together with one purpose and one expectation.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus had said the promise of the Father would come, and that was enough.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_00: Then came the morning of Pentecost.
• 2:43
  SPEAKER_00: Jerusalem was crowded with worshipers who had come from many nations for the feast.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_00: Streets were busy, voices from distant lands could be heard throughout the city.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_00: But somewhere in Jerusalem those followers of Jesus were still gathered in one accord, and suddenly heaven interrupted the waiting.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: There came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
• 3:21
  SPEAKER_00: The sound did not begin in the street.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: It came from heaven, it filled the entire house.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_00: Then cloven tongues like fire appeared and rested upon each of them.
• 3:37
  SPEAKER_00: And Acts 2 and 4 declares, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: Notice the words.
• 4:20
  SPEAKER_00: It began with ordinary believers who believed the promise of Jesus, continued in prayer, and received power from on high.
• 4:30
  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you have been waiting on God.
• 4:33
  SPEAKER_00: You have prayed, but the answer has not yet come.
• 4:37
  SPEAKER_00: You have held to a promise, but the room still seems quiet.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_00: Pentecost reminds us that silence does not mean God has forgotten.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: The disciples could not see what was approaching, but heaven had already appointed the day.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: They remained faithful until the day was fully come, and when it came, God did more than visit the room.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: He filled every waiting believer with the Holy Ghost.
• 5:11
  SPEAKER_00: But the sound from heaven would not remain inside that house.
• 5:15
  SPEAKER_00: Outside a crowd was beginning to gather.
• 5:19
  SPEAKER_00: Men from many nations heard something they could not explain.
• 5:24
  SPEAKER_00: Some were amazed, some were confused, and some began to mock.
• 5:31
  SPEAKER_00: Tomorrow we will hear the question that spread through the crowd What meaneth this?
• 5:40
  SPEAKER_00: And we will hear Peter's answer.
• 5:44
  SPEAKER_00: I hope the message today touched your heart and causes you to have a good day.