Today is the day for the prophecy of Joel to be fulfilled. May we all be filled with the Holy Spirit and power to be witnesses for Jesus!

JOEL 2:28-32

28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. [Isaiah 44:3] Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. [Luke 21:11] 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. [Revelation 6:12]

32 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.” [Acts 2:14-41]

QUESTIONS REGARDING BEING BAPTIZED IN THE SPIRIT

  1. What is it? An endowment of spiritual power (Acts 1:8).
  2. How does one become baptized in the Holy Spirit? By faith in Jesus (Acts 2:38).
  3. Why should a person be baptized in the Spirit? Because without it no one can operate in the miraculous power of God (Acts 2:17-18).

WHEN CAN PEOPLE BE BORN AND BAPTIZED IN THE SPIRIT?

  1. You can be born again and baptized with the Spirit at the same time (Acts 10:44-48 & Acts 19:4).
  2. Or you can be born again first and then baptized with the Spirit, (Born Again: John 20:22 & Filled: Acts 2:1).

MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES

  1. Is the baptism of the Holy Spirit still for today? Yes, Acts 2:38-39.
  2. How do I know I have received the baptism of the Holy Spirit? You will speak in other tongues (unlearned languages), Acts 2:1, Acts 10:44-48, & Acts 19:1-6.
  3. What if I don’t think speaking in tongues is my gift? Don’t be uninformed (1 Cor. 12:1), gifts are given after the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1, Acts 10:44-48, & Acts 19:1-6), all gifts are available to the baptized in the Holy Spirit believer (1 Cor. 12:7), Paul wished all people to speak in tongues (1 Cor. 14:5), and Paul said to never forbid tongues (1 Cor. 14:39).
  4. What is the purpose of speaking in tongues? To have power to be a witness (Acts 1:8), to glorify God (Acts 2:11), to a be sign to unbelievers (1 Cor. 14:22), to build up-edify yourself (1 Cor. 14:4), to intercede for the lost (Romans 8:26), to pray and sing to God (1 Cor. 14:15), and for spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:18).
  5. How can I know for sure God that God will baptize me with His Spirit? God is a good Father and will never give you something bad when asking for the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:11-13).

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Numbers 11:29, “I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”