New Power and Life

“When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.” – Acts 19:6 Today, I want to continue discussing the power of the Holy Spirit! Acts 19 contains an intriguing passage where the Apostle Paul arrives in the major port city of Ephesus, located in modern-day Turkey. He meets some disciples and asks them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit?” Their response is surprising: “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” I believe these disciples were not Jews because every Jew knew about the Holy Spirit. That up until Christ, He dwelled in the holy of holies. These were possibly Pagans who converted to Judaism. Because the next thing Paul says is, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied. We assume this to be John the Baptist, who was called to prepare