“And
afterward,
I
will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” Joel 2:28-29
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” Joel 2:28-29
Now
there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under
heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came
together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being
spoken. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these
who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of
us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes
and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near
Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to
Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our
own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one
another, “What does this mean?” Acts
2:5-12
This
verse in Joel played out in the book of Acts when the Holy Spirit, who Jesus
promised, arrived in full force in the hearts of all believers. They began to prophesy and speak in
tongues. Peter, who witnessed the event,
immediately remembered what Joel said and quoted him in Acts 2:17.
In
the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit entered the hearts and bodies of a select
group of people to accomplish God’s will.
Now, in the New Testament era, the Holy Spirit entered everyone who
accepted Christ into their lives, giving them the ability to prophesy, dream
and see visions.
God’s
Spirit has now poured out into all believers spreading the power of God’s kingdom
throughout the world.