Tongues of Fire

Acts 2:1-13

Key Verse 2:3

1. Verses 1-4 describe the time, the place, the way in which the Spirit came, and the effect of His coming. What do the following expressions indicate about the Holy Spirit? 

1) A sound like the blowing of a violent wind; 

2) came from heaven; 

3) filled the whole house; 

4) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire; 

5) That separated and came to rest on each of them; 

6) All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit; and

7) And began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. 

2. Verses 5-13 describe people's response to the events of that day. What do the following teach us about God's will in sending the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' disciples? 

1) Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven; 

2) Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galilean?; and

3) We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!