Peter The Immigrant

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Peter’s sermon, begins in Acts 2:14. However, prior to that something has taken place in the early verses of Acts 2. Starting in verse 1 we find that “they are all together in one place.” This means that all of the believers at the time or together. While they are together a loud noise came which sounded like a “violent rushing wind” (Acts 2:2). Today, we may equate that phrase to hearing the sounds of a tornado or maybe even a hurricane. It was not a quiet noise. It was not just a rustling of the leaves. It was a vicious and boisterous sound! The believers that were gathered in one place would be filled with the Holy Spirit and would begin speaking in languages that were not original to them or known by them. In Acts 2:5-13, the

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