The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-09
Sabbath School
NOTES BY R. S. HOLMES.
(Acts 2: I-2I.)

NNNli spun VI hAhhahs
John Ia 10, ".
The most important event in the his
tory OF the apostles after the departure
OF Christ was the Descent oil the Holy
Spirit. That occurred in Jerusalem in
the year 20 or 30 OF the Christian era.
The place in Jerusalem where this
occurred was the Upper Room" prob
ably. Ii certainly had been the head
quarters OF the Eleven. 1t IS pity its
site is unknown.
There are few things to notice
about this event.
]. Christ had definitely promised il.
?. He had also told what was the
significance OF il.
3. The disciples had been hidden to
wait for it.
4. They obcyed waiting for ten days,
not knowing exactly what would hap
pen, but believing something would
occur, and that they would know when
II did.
s. The faith oil the Church has never
risen higher.
THE LESSON.
VS.. /. The Day OF Pcntecost' came
fifty days after the Passover. 1t was
a great feast among the Jews. Jesus
had been seen by his loved ones for
forty days after the CruciiXion. So
this lesson is just ten days removed
from the last one. Through these ten
days one hundred and twenty souls
waited (Acts Ii5), and on this day
they were all with one accord in one
place
NOTE.
!. This was practically the first
Church Of Christ II had 10 name.
1t had no pope.
?. Every member was present OH this
great day, Who ever expects now to
see all the members OF any church at
one time III one place?
3. 1t was a prayer-mccting that
brought them together 1t would take
a fair or concert or function
OF some sort la effect such gathering
now,
v, :. This is very graphic OBJ
serve carefully the order.
!. \ sound came suddenly
,. II came ont OF the heavens.
g. 1t sounded like rushing wind.
j. It filled the whole house Not
the Upper Room only, but the whole
house
:. Everyone in the house therefore
heard it,
VS.. 3 But there was more than
sound. Something appealed to sight
One hundred twenty faces saw what
looked like tongue OF flame; such
tongue rs leaps and flares from a
burning log. And one such tongue sat
on each head. One hundred twenty
heads and each one y III tongue OF
fame upon IT, How thcy must have
ieaicd and wondered.
vs. : An filled" No one omitted.
Then they began 10 speak The tongue
OF fire fired their tongues They began
10 speak in strange way not OF their
own accord. but "aS the Spirit gave
them uttcrancc
NOTE.
l. They knew something very
strange had happened
?. They recognized il as the gift
hich Christ had promised.
3 They called ii the Holy Ghost.
!. They yielded at once to- lis power.
vs.. 5. This gives an idea OF the
character OF the population OF JeruSa-
lem II was great city IN ChriSt'S
day Every nation under heaven"
does not mean every nation that we
know to-day. but only such as Luke,
who wrote this knew about. There
were nations then OF which Luke knew
nothing, and countries that had not
been discovered. But whatever the
nation, were. from each ui them there
were dcyout soul, living in the great
city.
NOTE.
/. God always has his dcyout souls
scattered here and there IN every city.
,. There are more at these dcyout
souls now than We know In them
rests the hope ui the world
". . The occurrence could not be
kept secret II was noiscd abroad.
Perhap, some oi the company went
abroyd telling ni IL Perhaps others
who were in other parts Of the house
heard and ran ont to tell 81 the sound.
Tie citcc, was tremendous. The ono
hundred twenty we're surrounded by
great crowd, and they were heard to
speak in many tongues The different
rationaliticS composing the crowd
heard, each, someone speaking in their
own language. II was wonderful
NOTE.
!. The persons who heard are called
''dcvout mcn'--tha, is rcputable-mcn
worthy OF belief,
H.. .4.. .. ..,t.t..;.t,
and crazy mumbllng, but their own Lam
guagcs spoken by persons who had not
hitherto known them
3. Gods spirit used the tongues of
men for his own glory.
1. II produced double convictions;
first among the disciples; Christ had
kept his promise, second in the throng;
some supernatural power is working
with these men.
Vss, 7-rT. Here is direct testimony
by the outsiders. No one expected
Galileans to show such great learning.
{ il was a marvellous thing.