DID THE 120 ALSO RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM
Question: From Texas: "Did the Holy Spirit fall on the twelve only or on all the one hundred and twenty of Acts 1 and 2?" Reply: The answer to this query is of no mean moment. Pentecostal Holiness groups of every hue and dye appeal to Acts 1 and 2 as proof that Holy Spirit baptism is for believers today. They commence their contention by assuming that all the disciples were baptized in the Holy Spirit. From this springboard they leap to the conclusion that all disciples, all believers, in all ages were promised the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This baptism is often referred to as "the Pentecostal experience" by those of the modern day Pentecostal movement, though not by the New Testament. Thus, by showing that only the apostles received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Pentecostal theory is smitten at the root. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION Larry Ray Hafley Russellville, Alabama Question: From Texas: "Did the Holy Spirit fall on the twelve only or on all the one