Pentecost Fulfilled

In verse 1, Luke uses a word which indicates that the Pentecost events should be interpreted in terms of promise and fulfillment. Viewing the Pentecost outpouring of the Spirit through the interpretive framework of promise and fulfillment provides warrant for interpreting the sensory signs of verses 2 and 3 through the lens of Old Testament language and imagery. Reading these sensory signs through Old Testament prophetic promises teaches us that Pentecost marks the fulfillment of divine promises about the New Covenant.