What was the valid offer given to Israel when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost?
At Pentecost, on a Jewish feast day, the gathered nation of Israel received a valid offer: the Holy Spirit came with power so believing Jews could experience His power to do miracles, signs, and wonders as Jesus had done. Jesus would be the baptizer, and Israel would be the baptized.
Les explains that Pentecost was a Jewish feast day, and the nation of Israel was gathered. The Holy Spirit came down with power, and this was the Jews' valid offer again to experience that power of the Holy Spirit. That power would enable them to do miracles, signs, and wonders as Jesus had done. This was the nation's prospect: individual believing Jews could literally carry on what Christ had been doing for three years. The manifestation would come by being placed into the very power of the Holy Spirit. Les connects this to chapter 1, verse 8, where Jesus says, "you shall receive power." The concept was that Jesus would be the baptizer, and Israel would be the baptized.