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We all heard it when we were kids, that dire warning: “Don’t play with fire!” “Stay away from the stove, it’s hot!”
On Pentecost Sunday, though, that goes out the window. As we see in the Gospel reading for this Sunday (John 20:19-23), the apostles start to play with fire – those tongues of flame that come to rest above them – and the rest is history. It is a history that affects every believing Christian, and it is a history that is still unfolding.
When the disciples of the Lord Jesus gathered for the celebration of Pentecost after His resurrection, the Holy Spirit was revealed in an extraordinary way. The disciples were transformed, changed forever – a transformation manifested in signs and wonders.