Why did the Holy Spirit manifest in the Book of Acts?
The Holy Spirit manifested in Acts for a divine purpose: to prove to Israel that God was now moving in the work of the Holy Spirit, to prove to Jews that God was saving Gentiles, and to show a change in the overall program—from John's baptism and Christ's earthly ministry to the work of the cross.
Les explains that whenever the Holy Spirit was manifested in the Book of Acts, it was for a divine purpose, to prove something. It was to show Israel that God was now moving in the work of the Holy Spirit. It was to prove to the Jews in the house of the Gentiles that God was now saving Gentiles. It was manifested in these twelve Jews to show that there was now a change in the overall program. It was no longer based on John's baptism and Christ's earthly ministry; it was now based on that which followed the work of the cross, His death, burial, and resurrection. The three categories were Israel in Acts 2, Gentiles in the house of Cornelius in Acts 10, and those in transition in Acts 19.
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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.