Living Pentecost
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When Jesus had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” – Luke 1:8-9 “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” – Luke 2:1-4 Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to the apostles and early disciples to give them the power they would need to spread the Gospel throughout the world. He called each of them to be martyrs (the Greek word martus is what we translate as witness in English bibles)