Day 4: Acts 2:13-21, Joel 2:28-32

Before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord

Before the great and glorious day of the Lord arrives, we must not be drunk but receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit.  On the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended in tongues of fire, enabling the disciples to speak in various languages, some witnesses mocked, saying, "They are filled with new wine" (Acts 2:13).  However, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, proclaimed that the disciples were not drunk as it was only the fulfillment of the prophecy of Joel (Joel 2:28-32), and that the promised Holy Spirit had been poured out by the Lord.  He emphasized that as part of the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy, where "all people " (Acts 2:17) would receive the Holy Spirit, the 120 disciples received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and were filled.

The purpose of the wars and tumults in the world, brought about by God's wrath, is to lead people to turn back to the gospel of Christ. Therefore, Apostle Peter proclaimed, "Before the great and glorious day of the Lord" (2:20), "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (v. 21).  Will you not call upon the name of Jesus?