A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS  

                                                          PART II-II

"I, Peter, had come together with the other 11 disciples as well as other followers of the Lord... We had spent ten days in prayer..... Then the power of the Holy Spirit fell upon us.... It was a glorious moment.... We all began to speak in various languages.... Languages we had not learnt .... Moreover, I sensed within myself a boldness I had not known before.... It was not too long ago that I had denied the Lord and all of us had hid ourselves behind locked doors....But that day I stood up and publicly proclaimed a most powerful message."....Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn of Peter's boldness....

                   ATTACHMENT A WALK  THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                         PART II-II

That day when the Holy Spirit came upon these 120 believers, they changed from being a fearful people who had hidden behind closed doors to a bold people who were no longer afraid as to what the authorities might do to them. We see it that day in particular in the changed life of Peter who not so long ago had denied Jesus three times at the time of Jesus' trial as you can read in John 18:27

Again Peter denied it, and at the moment the cock began to crow.

And he had afterwards, together with the other 11 disciples, hid behind locked doors for fear of the authorities. But on that day Peter stood up boldly and addressed the crowd as you can read in Acts 2:14-16.   

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellows Jews and all of you who live in Jersusalem, let me explain this to you: "Listen carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk as you suppose. It is only nine in the morning. No this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel."

So Peter explained to them what had happened to the disciples.