The Holy Spirit is the manifested Essence of Our Holiness here on earth!
Today is that Great Day of Pentecost that first occurred in 33 A.D. This marks the day that the Ekklesia came into full manifestation with the arrival of The Holy Spirit.
Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2:
1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then there appeared to them divided Tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other Tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspired to speak in Tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned!
The early church of believers was consummated on this day. Jesus had prepared the disciples by instructing them for forty days prior to His ascension. They were in total and complete unity.
Upon the indwelling of The Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in Tongues, the disciples were now bold and assured in their faith. This is evidenced when Peter stood up and spoke to the crowd who gathered to see what was happening. They heard both the wind and those who were in one accord, speaking in other languages unknown to the disciples but were known to them. They were amazed as they heard the wonderful Works of GOD in their own tongue.
12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”
13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
Peter spoke his first message of boldness to the crowd:
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
21 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.‘
Jesus sits at the Right Hand of GOD The Father, and as promised, He sent The Holy Spirit to lead, guide, comfort, and encourage the believers. This includes you and me.
Peter transformed from a commercial fisherman to a fisher of men. He fully embraced the teachings of Jesus… finally. By the infilling of The Holy Spirit, he now had a supernatural boldness to confront the world and establish the Kingdom of GOD on earth. We are called to do the same!