Acts 2:1-21

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*July 9, 2010
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   *(II. ACTS 2:1-47 THE THEOLOGY OF PENTECOST)*


 *(PART 1 - ACTS 2:1-21) *

*1. 2:1-4 THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER FULFILLED *

*a. 2:1 JERUSALEM AND PENTECOST *

Kai en t*o* sun-pl*e*ROUSthai [4845] t*e*n h*e*MEran t*e*s pen-t*e*-koST*E*S
[4005],

*And when the day of :Pentecost was being fulfilled, *

*E*san PANtes hoMOU [3861] ePI to auTO.

*all were together in the one place. *


 *b. 2:2 ACCOMPANIMENTS OFTHE SPIRIT *

kai eGEne-to APHn*o* [869] ek tou ou-raNOU *E*chos [2279]

*And suddenly a sound came from :heaven *

H*O*Sper phe-roMEn*e*s [5342] pno*E*S [4157] biAIas [972],

*as of a mighty wind rushing,*

kai ePL*E*r*o*-sen [4127] HOlon ton OIkon hou *E*san kaTH*E*me-noi [2521].

*and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.*


 *c. 2:3 FIRE OF THE SPIRIT*

kai *O*PHth*e*-san [3700] auTOIS di-a-me-riZOme-nai [1266] GL*O*Ssai [1100]h
*o*SEI puROS [2523];

*And tongues as if of fire being distributed appeared to them;*

kai eKAthi-sen [2523] eph' HEna HEka-ston auT*O*N.

*and it sat upon each of them.*


 *d. 2:4 ALL FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT*

kai ePL*E*Sth*e*-san [4130] PANtes PNEUma-tos [4151] HaGIou,

*And all were filled with the Holy Spirit,*

kai *E*Rxan-to [756] laLEIN heTErais GL*O*Ssais,

*and began to speak with other tongues,*

kaTH*O*S to PNEUma eDIdou a-pophTHEGges-thai [659] auTOIS.

*as the Spirit gave them utterance.*


 *2. 2:5-13 MANIFESTATION OF THE SPIRIT: A SIGN TO UNBELIEVERS*

*a. 2:5 MANIFESTATION: ITS FIRST SETTING*

*E*san de en Ie-rou-saL*E*M ka-toiKOUNtes [2730] IouDAIoi, ANdres eu-laBEIS
[2126],

*Now in Jerusalem were dwelling Jews, devout men,*

aPO panTOS ETHnous [1484], t*o*n aPO ton ou-raNON.

*from every nation, those under :heaven.*


 *b. 2:6 THE MULTITUDE COME TOGETHER*

ge-noMEn*e*s [1096] de t*e*s ph*o*N*E*S [5456] TAUt*e*s, suN*E*Lthe [4905]to PL
*E*thos [4128], kai su-neCHUth*e* [4797],

*And when this :voice was heard, the multitude came together, and were
confounded,*

HOti *E*kou-sen heis HEka-stos t*e* iDIa di-aLEKt*o* [1258] laLOUNt*o*n auT*
O*N.

*because each heard them speaking in his own :language.*


 *c. 2:7 MANIFESTATION: A CAUSE OF AMAZEMENT AND MARVELING*

eXIstan-to [1839] de kai eTHAUma-zon [2296], LEgon-tes,

*And they were amazed and marveled, saying,*

OuCHI iDOU, PANtes HOU-TOI ei-sin hoi laLOUNtes Ga-liLAIoi?

*Behold, are not all these that speak Galileans?*


 *d. 2:8-11 MANIFESTATION: A SIGN TO ALL NATIONS*

kai p*o*s h*e*MEIS aKOUo-men,

*And how do we hear,*

HEka-stos t*e* iDIa di-aLEKt*o* h*e*M*O*N en h*e* e-genN*E*th*e*-men [1080]?

*each in our own :language in which we were born?*

PARthoi kai M*E*doi kai E-laMEItai,

*9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites,*

kai hoi ka-toiKOUNtes [2730] t*e*n Me-so-po-taMIan,

*and the dwellers in :Mesopotamia,*

IouDAIan te kai Kap-pa-doKIan, PONton kai t*e*n A-SIan,

*and Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and :Asia,*

PhruGIan te kai Pam-phuLIan,

*10 and Phrygia and Pamphylia,*

AIgup-ton kai ta MEr*e* [3313] t*e*s LiBU*e*s t*e*s kaTA KuR*E*n*e*n,

*Egypt and the parts of :Libya :about Cyrene,*

kai hoi e-pi-d*e*MOUNtes [2927] 'R*o*MAIoi, IouDAI-OI te kai proS*E*lu-toi
[4339],

*and :Roman sojourners, both Jews and proselytes,*

KR*E*tes kai Ara-bes,

*11 Cretans and Arabians,*

aKOUo-men laLOUNt*o*n auT*O*N tais h*e*-meTErais GL*O*Ssais ta me-gaLEIa
[3167] tou TheOU.

*we hear them speak in our :tongues the mighty works of :God.*


 *e. 2:12 MANIFESTATION: OPENS MINDS IN AMAZEMENT AND PERPLEXITY*

eXIstan-to [1839] de PANtes, kai di-*e*-poROUNto [1280],

*And all were amazed, and perplexed,*

ALlos pros ALlon LEgon-tes, Ti THElei [2309] TOUto EInai?

*saying one to another, What does this mean?*


 *f. 2:13 MANIFESTATION: CAUSES MOCKING AND PERSECUTION*

HEte-roi de di-ach-leuAzon-tes [5512] Ele-gon [HOti]

*But others mocking said [that]*

GLEUkous [1098] me-me-st*o*MEnoi [3325] eiSIN.

*They are filled with new wine.*


 *3. 2:14-21 GOD VINDICATES HIS PROPHETIC WORD*

*a. 2:14 PETER'S ADDRESS*

StaTHEIS, de ho PEtros, sun tois ENde-ka, eP*E*ren [1869] t*e*n ph*o*N*E*N
[5456] auTOU,

*But :Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his :voice,*

kai a-pephTHEGxa-to [669] auTOIS,

*and spoke forth to them,*

ANdres IouDAIoi, kai hoi ka-toiKOUNtes Ie-rou-saL*E*M PANtes,

*You** men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem,*

TOUto huMIN gn*o*STON [1097] ESt*o*, kai e-n*o*TIsas-the [1801] ta 'R*E*maTA
[4487] mou.

*be this known to you, and give ear to my :words.*


 *b. 2:15-18 QUOTATION FROM JOEL*

ou gar h*o*s huMEIS hu-po-lamBAne-te [5274], HOUtoi meTHUou-sin [3184];

*For these are not drunken, as YOU suppose;*

EStin gar H*O*ra TRIt*e* t*e*s h*e*MEras;

*for it is the third hour of the day;*

alLA TOU-TO es-tin to ei-r*e*MEnon [2045] diA tou proPH*E*tou [4396] I*o*-*E
*L:

*16 but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:*

Kai EStai en tais esCHAtais [2078] h*e*MErais, LEgei ho TheOS,

*17 And it shall be in the last days, says :God,*

ek-che*O* [1632] aPO tou PNEUmaTOS [4151] mou ePI PAsan SARka [4561]:

*I will pour forth of my :Spirit upon all flesh:*

kai pro-ph*e*TEUsou-sin [4395] hoi huiOI huM*O*N kai hai thu-gaTEres [2364]huM
*O*N,

*And your :sons and your :daughters shall prophesy,*

kai hoi ne-aNIskoi [3495] huM*O*N hoRAseis [3706] Opson-tai [3700],

*And your young :men shall see visions,*

kai hoi presBUte-roi [4245] huM*O*N e-nupNIois [1798] e-nup-ni-asTH*E*son-tai
[1797]:

*and your :elders shall dream dreams:*

kai ge ePI tous DOUlous [1401] mou kai ePI tas DOUlas [1399] mou en tais h*e
*MErais eKEInais

*18 Yes and on my :bondmen and on my :bondmaids in those :days*

ek-che*O* [1632] aPO tou PNEUmaTOS mou; kai pro-ph*e*TEUsou-sin [4395].

*Will I pour forth of my :Spirit; and they shall prophesy.*


 *c. 2:19-21 SALVATION RIGHT UP TO TRIBULATION*

kai D*O*s*o* [1325] TEra-ta [5059] en t*o* ou-raN*O* An*o*,

*And I will show wonders in :heaven above,*

kai s*e*MEIa [4592] ePI t*e*s g*e*s KAt*o*;

*And signs on :earth beneath;*

HAIma [129], kai pur [4442], kai atMIda [822] kapNOU [2586]:

*Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:*

ho H*E*li-os [2246] me-ta-straPH*E*se-tai [3344] eis SKOtos [4655],

*20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,*

kai h*e* seL*E*n*e* [4582] eis HAIma [129],

*And the moon into blood,*

prin elTHEIN h*e*MEran KuRIou t*e*n meGAl*e*n [3173] kai e-pi-phaN*E*
[2016]:

*b**efore the great and notable day of **the** Lord come:*

kai EStai, pas hos eAN

*21 And it shall be, that whoever*

e-pi-kaLEs*e*-tai [1941] to Ono-ma KuRIou s*o*TH*E*se-tai [4982].

*shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.*



 *NOTE**: *The word “Theology” comes from two Greek words signifying “a *
word* about *God*”.”The Theology of Pentecost” is a phrase coined by Pastor
Ern Baxter signifying, “God's Word concerning the Feast of Pentecost, and
the Promise of the Father fulfilled by the coming of the Holy Spirit to
replace Jesus on earth, according to His promise to His disciples in John
13-17.” Pastor Baxter had a personal library of some 17,000 volumes, but his
“working library” consisted of some 1500 volumes, which he had mastered.
When I stayed with him on occasion, he and Ruth set me up to sleep in his
library. He usually cautioned me, “Be sure to show respect to these volumes,
and you may looking into a volume or two that interest you.”


 The Greek Word Studies I developed primarily from the Bible Numeric
phenomenon discovered by Ivan Panin, I made available to him. With the help
of an assistant, we produced some 4000 MS pages of the major NT Greek words,
which he carted around the world on his travels. He often asked, “Do you
happen to have a Greek Word Study on “righteousness” (di-kai-oSUn*e*), which
being interpreted meant, “Could you have it ready for me yesterday?”


 I served as Mr. Baxter's associate for 3 years in Surrey, British Columbia,
and to the time of his home-going in 1993 from the time we developed a close
friendship in 1948 through the North Battleford Visitation, we maintained
this relationship.


 “The Theology of Pentecost” was one of Pastor Baxter's chief interests, and
in this and other of his interests, I profited much. He developed a diagram
on God's *covenant* - our relationship to Him as individuals through this;
and subsequently our relationship with one another. He put God at the apex
of a triangle, and illustrated how He offers His covenant (di-aTH*E*k*e*) to
us as individuals. We can accept or reject His offer, but we *cannot* modify
it. Once we accept, we can advance to a thousand-fold fruitfulness through
Him. But when we link *horizontally* with a fellow believer (SUNth*e*-k*e*),
*Prayer Multiplication* kicks in, and we become 10,000-fold (Deuteronomy
32:30). Through Zechariah 12:8 we can further advance to a million-fold
each, and 4 couples can reach a billion-fold effectiveness. *This* is when
with six other component parts, “Spiritual Star Wars” through an “organic
automated Laser-Telescope” kicks in!


 So - of the 7 component parts of this revelation, Pastor Baxter contributed
to the understanding of the 3rd component part.


 2:1-4 - In the understanding of “The Theology of Pentecost”, the Promise of
the Father mentioned in Acts 1:4 - *here* finds fulfillment.


 2:5-13 - reveals how God uses “Signs Following” Mark 16:17-20) to alert the
attention of unbelievers, and many times ushers them into the Kingdom of
God.


 2:14-21. Here Peter weaves a prophetic picture of how the Feast of
Pentecost has a distinct relationship with the events right up to the last
days preceding the Return of our Lord Jesus.


 Oswald Chambers was a great believer in maintaining a constant daily,
hourly and even momentarily focus on Jesus, through whom the Holy Spirit
comes. For *He* is the *baptizer* in the Holy Spirit. Not only are we filled
with the Spirit through this baptism, but, like a bottle in a sink of water
- we are *immersed* in the Spirit. Dr. J. Edwin Orr made much of this
analogy. He also talked of the 3 baptizers and the 3 elements. When we are
“saved”, the Holy Spirit baptizes us into the body of Christ. Then the
preacher baptizes us into water, a symbol of this. Finally, Jesus baptizes
us into the Holy Spirit. No finer book than “Rees Howells, Intercessor” by
Norman P. Grubb in chapter 5 and 31, simplifies and clarifies this - the
true “Theology of Pentecost”. J.A.W.












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