simply be carried forward into ‘this’ present reality without causing significant changes. Rather, the present Pentecost reenacts the past by participating in its story and simultaneously extending and adapting it to present contexts. The appeal to the day of Pentecost is not an appeal to the return to biblical history but to participation in an enduring theological symbol. Theological articulation among Pentecostals can be speculative and systematic albeit only if that means an integration of spirituality