Baptized With the Spirit

Acts 1:5 These words were spoken by Jesus to His disciples on the very day of His ascension, probably just before He led them out to the Mount of Olives. He informed His disciples at that time that they must not depart from Jerusalem but must wait for the promise of the Father. As is evident from the words that form the basis for our meditation, this promise was that they would be baptized by the Holy Spirit. This promise of the Father had been first spoken through John the Baptist. John had...