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The outpouring of the Holy Spirit begins the growth and expansion of the church that Jesus built. In the gospels, we see the strifes among the disciples who would be the greatest. But after the baptism of the Holy Spirit, all these strifes were ended. The true followers of Christ has no intention to be great in the eyes of men, but their intention is to do what God intends them to do. They experienced the coming of the mighty wind with great force, signifying the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives (v2). They were filled with the gifts of the Spirit, for the furtherance of the gospel. They spoke a new language, as the Spirit gave them utterance (v4). This is the authority that God gave them in this world. Indeed the kingdom of God had inaugurated with spiritual power that started from within. People from various parts of the world had witnessed this event, though some mocked them, but Peter stood and proclaimed that this is the fulfillment of ancient prophetic book of Joel, urging ...

The book of Acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Without knowing this book, we will not understand what really happened to the disciples after the ascension of the  Lord to heaven, and what are those epistles written to the churches. At the beginning, the disciples asked Jesus about the restoration of the kingdom of Israel (v6), yet the Lord did not answer them clearly, but told them the work they were to do. And in order to accomplish this work, they shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon them, and they shall be witnesses of Christ's work from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth (v8). After Jesus ascended to heaven, two men in white robe spoke to them saying that someday Jesus will return from heaven in the same way they saw Him go (v11). It means Jesus will return again bodily, and we must always be ready. Since then, the followers of Jesus continued to speak the word and the greatest things they had attested was the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ...

This month, the Jewish world is celebrating the Feast of Sukkoth, or Feast of Tabernacles. It was originated from the Old Testament writings, from the Torah, the 5 books of Moses. Leviticus 23:33, Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. 36 For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.  I am a pastor and a student of the Bible. I was overwhelmed the first time I visited the holy land and attended the feast of tabernacles on September 1999 for a week. I met thousands of pilgrims from around the globe, worshipping the Lord with all their might. Christians came to the holy land to express their gratitude unto the L...