Comparing The
New And The Old
“And when the day of Pentecost was
fully come....”
Acts 2:1
The
New and the Old Pentecost
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Old
Testament Pentecost
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New
Testament Pentecost
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Occurred 50 days
after Israel left Egypt (Passover was
the night before they left).
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Occurred 50 days
after Christ rose from the dead. Spent
40 days with disciples after resurrection and then 10 days later New
Testament Pentecost came.
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Celebrated the
birthday of Israel
(Exodus19:5-6)
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Celebrated the
birthday of the Church
(Acts 2:41-47)
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Witnessed the
slaying of 3,000 souls
(Exodus 32:28)
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Witnessed the
saving of 3000 souls
(Acts 2:41)
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Introduced in a
mighty way (Exodus 19:16,18)
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Introduced in a
mighty way (Acts 2: 2, 3)
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Comparing
New Testament Pentecost to the Tower of Babel
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Babel
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Pentecost
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Sinful men
working for their own glory
(Genesis 11:4)
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Sinful men
waiting for God’s glory
(Acts 1:14)
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God confounded
man’s language
(Genesis 11:9)
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God clarified
man’s language
(Acts 2:8)
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God scattered
men throughout the world (Genesis 11:9)
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God gathers men
into the church
(Ephesians 1:10)
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(Information in the above charts have been condensed from Willmington’s Guide to the Bible, pages
369-370)
Comparing the Dedication of
the Old Temple with the New Temple
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Temple
Dedication
(2 Chronicles
7:1-3)
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Temple
Dedication
(Acts 2:1-5)
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Prayed
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Continued in
prayer
(Acts 1:14)
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Fire fell from
heaven
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Cloven tongues
like as of fire
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Consumed the
sacrifices
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Consumed the
Living Sacrifice
(Romans 12:1-2)
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Glory filled the
house
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Sound as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
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Worshipped and
praised
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For these are
not drunken, as ye suppose. (Acts 2:15)
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