the first day of Passover. What happened on the fiftieth day after the Passover of Jesus’ crucifixion, however, was a new Pentecost, the giving of the Holy Spirit in fulfillment of Israel’s expectations of what would happen “in the last days.” Peter quotes at length from the prophet Joel: I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and the elders among you will dream dreams; and your young ones will see visions. Yes, I will pour out my Spirit upon my
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