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they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. Ezekiel 37:910 FIRE Fire had always meant the presence of God. It was a burning bush that symbolized Gods presence to Moses. (Ex. 3:2-5) It was a pillar of fire that led the Children of Israel through the wilderness. (Ex. 13:21-22)
Pentecost was fifty days after Passover. That is what Pentecost means"the fiftieth." (It came literally as a week of weeks after Passover and was also called "The Feast of Weeks.") Passover occurred in mid-April, so Pentecost was at the beginning of June. It was the best-attended of the great feasts because traveling conditions were at their best.
Through John the Baptist, God had promised a baptism with fire (Matthew 3:11), and now it was here!
On the Day of Pentecost there was wind, fire and supernatural utterance.
WIND The Hebrew word for "wind," ruah, and the Greek word pneuma are both used for the Holy Spirit. Ezekiel used ruah to describe the Spirit of God moving over a valley of dry bones.
SUPERNATURAL UTTERANCE In the Old Testament, inspired speech was regularly associated with the Spirit's coming upon God's servants, as in the case of Eldad and Medad (Numbers 11:26-29) and of Saul (1 Samuel 10:612).
"Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." ' " 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and