The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - John MacArthur Flashcards
What is Acts 1?
The preparation of the church
What is Acts 2?
The birth of the church
Contrast Acts 1 and 2.
Acts 1
- the preparation of the church
- awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit
- disciples are equipped
- believers are held back
Acts 2
- the birth of the church
- the Holy Spirit comes
- disciples are empowered
- believers are sent forth
What two verses are fulfilled in Acts 2? What are they?
Acts 1:5 - Jesus tells them they’ll be baptized with the Holy Spirit in not many days
Acts 1:8 - They’ll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them
Why is Acts 2 the most significant transition?
Because it is the sending of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the new age, the church age
Contrast the new age and the old age.
Old age - the Spirit is with you and men serve God under law
New age - the Spirit is in you and men serve God out of love for Jesus Christ
How is John 7:39 fulfilled in Acts?
John 7:39 says that the Spirit would come after Jesus was glorified. Acts 1 closes with the ascension of Jesus, and Acts 2 begins with the coming of the Spirit
What is the church?
The church is the body of all believers that are all indwelt with the Holy Spirit
What is the Greek word for church and what’s it mean?
The word “church” is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia, which is defined as “an assembly” or “called-out ones.”
What does it mean that the church is the body of Christ?
The church is called the body of Christ because Christ is the head and believers are like parts of the human body. By the Holy Spirit, believers are brought into union with Jesus Christ and with each other. Believers have different spiritual gifts, skills, and purposes, yet every believer is equally important to the full functioning mission of the church, which is to do the work of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is _____ in his church.
Incarnate
What does Romans 8:9 teach us?
If you are not indwelt with the Holy Spirit, you do not belong to Jesus Christ, which means you are not part of the church.
Why do we call what happens in Acts 2 “The Baptism of The Holy Spirit?”
Because Jesus calls it that in Acts 1:5
What is Acts 2:1-4?
The evidence of the Spirit’s coming?
When are believers baptized with the Holy Spirit today? Why was it different here?
Believers are baptized with the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation. That was not the case with these people because the Spirit didn’t come until after Jesus ascended and this was the specific time for the spirit to come.
What day/celebration was it when the baptism of the Holy Spirit occurred?
Pentecost
What does the word Pentecost mean?
The Greek word signifies “50th” or “50th in order” or “50th part of something”
What are 3 other names for the Feast of Pentecost?
Feast of Harvest
Feast of Weeks
Day of the Firstfruits
What was the feast of Pentecost?
A feast that commemorates the first-fruits of the wheat harvest
Why did the Holy Spirit come on the day of Pentecost? (2 reasons)
The spirits coming on this day is divine chronology and fulfills typical prophecy (picture prophecy)
What are three major feasts that are direct pictures of Jesus Christ and where are they located in scripture?
Leviticus 23
- passover feast
- feast of the first fruits
- feast of harvest (Pentecost)
How does the Passover feast picture Christ?
Jesus was crucified on Passover day as the perfect Passover lamb and by his blood death passes over believers
What is the feast of firstfruits?
A feast commemorating the first fruits of the barley harvest
When was the feast of firstfruits celebrated?
It was celebrated on the day after the sabbath after the Passover.
Friday = Passover
Saturday = Sabbath
Sunday = feast of firstfruits
