Tradition：Protestant
Acts 27:32
protestant「Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.」
Acts 13:10
protestant「and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?」
Acts 20:3
protestant「And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.」
Acts 4:19
protestant「But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:」
Acts 17:31
protestant「inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.」
Acts 9:40
protestant「But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up.」
At Pentecost, why did the disciples speak in the languages of other nations rather than in their local Aramaic?
Acts 2 records the disciples being filled with the Spirit and speaking in other tongues — what theological significance lies beneath this phenomenon?
What do the symbols of the Holy Spirit and fire signify in the Pentecost event?
A sound like a mighty wind and tongues like fire appeared as the Spirit filled the disciples, giving them utterance and power.
Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?
Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.
Why did Peter quote the prophet Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.
What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?
Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?
Why does Peter quote the prophecy of Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter cites Joel 2 in Acts 2 — how does this Old Testament prophecy frame the events of the day?