Pentecost for children what is it

The disciples and other Christians had come together to thank God and suddenly a sound like the blowing of a strong wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Next they saw tongues of fire that separated and came to rest of each of them. They may have used the words tongues of fire to explain the way they were speaking and the fire was a way to describe the Holy Spirit.

It says that there were people of many different nationalities staying in Jerusalem from all over and many of them speaking different languages.

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And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.

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