The Big Picture of Pentecost

The narratives in Acts 2, 8, 10 and 19 (Peter retells the stories in Acts 11 and 15), are the fulfillment of what Jesus had promised in Acts 1:8, the thesis statement for the whole book. Jews (Acts 2), the hated, half-breed Samaritans (Acts 8), the Gentiles (Acts 10), and the disciples of John the Baptist, people in transitional period between the OT and the NT Church (Acts 19), all were included in the manifestation of unity and spread of the Gospel.

Acts 2:12 – what does this mean?
Acts 2:21 – everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).

Have you repented? The only real wall between God and men is sin, but in Christ the final wall is broken down. God in Christ has broken down all racial, gender, age, and social barriers (Colossians 3:11). Have you embraced all God’s children? All Christians are partakers of the Holy Spirit. That is the big picture of Pentecost.