The religion of Christianity is centered on its association to the birth, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension and return of Jesus Christ. The Christian movement had been initiated during the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. However, there was a vital turning point of events that caused a dramatic and rapid beginning for this religion. It seemed as if this religion began to spread like wild fire. That was the period following the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Online, Jackson).
First, I am going to explain the significant role the Pentecost played in the spreading of Christianity. To fully explain the significance of the Pentecost I am going to briefly discuss the time between the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. This was a period of forty days. Jesus spent those forty days with his disciples speaking to them of the Kingdom of God and told them that they would be " baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now" (Acts 1:5). Jesus further explained, " you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witness in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Then Jesus ascended upon the heavens (HCSB,2058-2059). .
The one hundred and twenty disciples stayed in Jerusalem praying and anxiously awaiting the event Jesus had promised them would come. When ten days had gone by the Holy Spirit descended upon them. This event fell on the day of the Feast of the Pentecost. This feast was held originally in celebration of completion of the grain harvest, and commemorated the giving of the Mosaic Law on Mount Sinai. The date was May 28, A.D. 30 which fell fifty days after the Passover and fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus. The details of what happened on this day are just amazing and left many in a state of awe; let me explain. The apostles were gathered all together in an upper room of a house when suddenly, the sound of a fierce wind filled the house.
