And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Acts 2:1-8
Pentecost – fifty days from the waiving of the sheaf of the first fruits (Leviticus 23:15-16). They were all with one accord in one place. They were united in faith and in prayer, in one mind. Nobody stayed home, nobody was uninterested. They gave the coming of the Holy Spiri their ultimate attention. Christ has stressed the importance of the coming of the Holy Spirit. They have come to know that all they have learned of and from Jesus have its usefulness and continuity in the coming ministry of the Holy Spirit. How I wish that we today may have the same understanding they had and would passionately place the importance today on the baptism of the Holy spirit.