![]() Therefore, how do we interpret the events of John 20? In all probability, Jesus was giving His disciples a symbolic and memorable introduction to the Spirit, Who was to come upon them later. That feast could not be fulfilled prematurely, just as Jesus could not have died on the cross a day sooner than Passover. Likewise, the law of God is written on the hearts of believers 50 days after the sacrifice of Christ, our Passover. Sinai 50 days after the first Passover and Israel's exodus from Egypt. ![]() ![]() Notice in Acts 1:8 Jesus speaks in the future tense about the coming of the Spirit to these men.įurthermore, the Spirit could not come upon these men prior to Pentecost because the Jewish feast of Pentecost is fulfilled by the Spirit’s arrival to the Church. The apostles were the same men as those present in John 20, so whatever Jesus did in John 20, we know He did NOT give the apostles a permanent indwelling of the Spirit at this moment, otherwise the Spirit would not have come again to them in Acts 2. Notice this scene involves the apostles, as Luke says in v.2. Was this the moment that these ten men received the indwelling of the Spirit, as Christ promised to them in the Upper Room discourse?Īpparently not, because in Acts we read: Acts 1:2 until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.Īcts 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.Īcts 1:4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me Īcts 1:5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”Īcts 1:6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”Īcts 1:7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority Īcts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”Īcts 1:9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. Jesus performed this work upon 10 of the eleven disciples (Thomas was not present). ![]() In John 20, we read: John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ![]()
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