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May 10, 2015 · Evidently there was only one coming of the Spirit on these disciples, and that happened on Pentecost. Explore the significance of Jesus breathing on His disciples and its connection to Pentecost. Learn more about this biblical event. Discover the answer now!
Jan 4, 2022 · There are two views of Jesus’ breathing on the disciples in relation to their receiving the Holy Spirit. One view is that Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit onto the disciples in John 20:22 to empower them until the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:4 when they would receive the Holy Spirit permanently.
Dec 8, 2018 · Jesus said to the disciples, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” Jesus breathed on the disciples and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Jesus said, “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
Jun 11, 2015 · In Jonn 20:22, when Jesus breathed on the disciples they received the seal of eternal life now that Jesus had died for their sins. On the day of Pentecost they would receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, This is the Holy Spirit with power.
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Today’s Gospel tells us that Jesus surprised the disciples “on the evening of that first day of the week” by appearing in their midst. We wonder if He had to calm them down a bit, because He said, twice, “Peace be with you.” We can imagine how startled they were. He showed them His wounds, in case they thought He was a ghost. Then, Jesus gave the a...
At His Ascension, Jesus told the apostles not to start on their mission of making disciples of all nations until they received “power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:8). This helps us see that Jesus’ action of breathing on them on Resurrection Day was an initiation into the Holy Spirit, not the fullness they were meant to have. For ...
Today’s psalm celebrates the life-giving power of God’s Spirit. Written long before the Day of Pentecost, it nevertheless summarizes both the past and the future. “If you take away their breath, they perish and return to their dust” (Ps 104:29) reminds us of the Fall, at the beginning of man’s story. Disobedience led to death: “You are dust, and to...
The disciples had shut the doors for fear of the Jews; and when they had no such expectation, Jesus himself came and stood in the midst of them, having miraculously, though silently, opened the doors.
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Jul 29, 2020 · In Luke 24:13-35, the disciples on the road to Emmaus encounter the unrecognized risen Jesus. Jesus opens their eyes to what the Jewish Scriptures taught about Messiah. With this new knowledge, their hearts were “burning” (vs. 32), and when He broke bread, their eyes were opened (vs. 31).
