When do the events of Acts 2 happen?
The events of Acts 2 occur on the day of Pentecost, a Jewish feast day that comes fifty days after Passover. It is one of the seven feasts listed in Leviticus 23. On that day, Jews from across the then-known world gathered in the temple area, and Peter, through the power of the Holy Spirit, spoke to them.
Les teaches that the events of Acts 2 take place on the Jewish feast day of Pentecost. This feast is one of seven listed in Leviticus 23, and it falls on the fiftieth day after Passover. On that day, a huge crowd of Jews from all over the then-known world had come to celebrate. Les emphasizes that this is a Jewish feast day, a Jewish crowd, a Jewish speaker (Peter), and a Jewish message. There is no Gentile ground here whatsoever; Gentiles are not even mentioned. Peter, through the power of the Holy Spirit, speaks, and everyone hears in their own language or dialect. Les also notes that when Peter addresses 'all the house of Israel,' there is no such thing as ten lost tribes, because all Israel was represented in those who returned from Babylonian captivity.
More Questions
What was the miracle of Pentecost in Acts 2?
At Pentecost in Acts 2, Peter spoke through the power of the Holy Spirit and everyone in that multilingual Jewish crowd heard him in their own language—that was the miracle.
According to Acts 2, how did all these things happen?
According to Acts 2, all these things happened by the predetermining counsel of God.
According to traditional teaching, what begins in Acts 2?
Traditional teaching is that Acts 2 is where the beginning of the Gentile Body of Christ occurs.