Act 2: 38 Apostles

In Acts 1:4-5, Jesus tells the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit that they will be baptized in. In The Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. At this time, it was poured out for all people to gain access to, for the first time ever. (Titus 3:4-7) Before, the Spirit was only given for specific reasons to specific people so that they could do specific things for Gods will.

There has been a lot of debate and discussion among people about what the gift of the Holy Spirit is. In Acts2:38, Peter preaches to the people in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. Peter said:

“And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”.

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These signs would include speaking in tongues, prophesying, healing, and other similar miraculous abilities. If such a view is correct, it would seem that a reasonable approach to the passage would suggest that all who were baptized that day (2:41) received not only forgiveness of sins, but also supernatural gifts, so that literally thousands of disciples were performing miracles subsequently in the city of Jerusalem. This view, however, lacks supporting evidence in the book of Acts. There is absolutely no indication, from Acts 2 through chapter 5, that anyone other than the apostles possessed miraculous gifts. Note the following:

“and fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles” (Acts 2:43).

There is no hint that multitudes of Christians were duplicating such signs in the city. Again:

“Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem.” (Acts