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The “New Creation” Goes into Action!Holy Spirit—The Force Behind the Coming New Order!
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4. How did things begin to happen on that day of Pentecost just as Joel 2:28, 29 had foretold?
4 Things happened just as Joel 2:28, 29 foretold: the spirit-filled disciples began to prophesy, even in foreign languages, miraculously! Thousands of Jews who were in Jerusalem to celebrate the festival of Pentecost gathered to witness the spectacle. They heard the small congregation of Christ’s disciples “speaking,” as they said, “in our tongues about the magnificent things of God.”—Acts 2:11.
5. How did Peter use the first of the two “keys of the kingdom of the heavens” on that day of Pentecost?
5 In order to explain the occasion, the apostle Peter used the first of the two “keys of the kingdom of the heavens” by taking the lead in addressing the inquiring crowd. (Matthew 16:19) He bore witness to Jesus as the Messiah, the one rejected and killed by the Jewish leaders but resurrected on the third day and now glorified at God’s right hand. The conscience-stricken Jews now asked: “Men, brothers, what shall we do?” Peter’s response was: “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit.
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The “New Creation” Goes into Action!Holy Spirit—The Force Behind the Coming New Order!
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6. The repentant Jews who got baptized had what occur with them, and from what did they get saved?
6 Those accepting Jesus as the Messiah or Christ obediently got baptized in water. Thus on that one day about three thousand souls were added. The glorified Jesus Christ baptized them with holy spirit, and they were born again as spiritual sons of God. They were transferred from under the Mosaic Law covenant to under the new covenant as mediated by Jesus Christ.
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