Chapter | Region | Who | Tongues | Sign |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acts 2 | Jerusalem | Jews | human languages | Sign to waiting disciples: the Promise of the Father had arrived. Sign to visiting and local Jews: judgment of Israel, God turning to foreigners. Endorsement of Peter and those who were Spirit-baptized. |
Acts 8 | Samaria | Samaritans | ? | Sign to Samaritans: dependence upon laying on of Jewish hands: salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22). |
Acts 10 | Caesarea (beginning of the ends of the Earth, Acts 1:8) | Gentiles (Italians in Caesarea) | human language | Sign to Jews: Gentiles given salvation (Acts 11:15-18). |
Acts 19 | Ephesus (more ends of the Earth, Acts 1:8) | Disciples of John the Baptist | human language | Sign to John's disciples: authority of Paul, Spirit baptism by Christ now supersedes water baptism by John. |
Endnotes:
1. | NKJV, Acts 8:9-25 |
2. | AD 33-58 |
3. | Ref-0825, Simony |
4. | CatholicDoors.com, http://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/qu237.htm, accessed 20150205. |
5. | CatholicDoors.com, http://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/qu237.htm |
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