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在今天，圣灵的降临带来一个“转捩点”。在耶路撒冷庆祝逾越节之后五十天，就是在五旬节那天，神的灵降临，赐能力给教会，就如耶稣在十天前升天时所应许的（参看五月十三日）。人们从天下各国来庆祝五旬节，所以，这个时候传扬神藉救主耶稣拯救世人的好消息，是最理想不过的。

圣灵用什么方法成就此事呢？圣灵赐能力给耶稣的门徒，叫他们说起别国的话来，好叫每一个人都能听到救恩的好消息。城内街道上来自邻近各国的人，都听到门徒用他们各人的方言讲说神的大作为。

这些门徒从来没有上过语言课，是圣灵赐他们能力去讲他们从未学过的语言的。群众来到耶路撒冷，预料会听到有人用圣殿的官方语言讲述神的大作为——虽然他们可能听不懂全部的信息。然而，圣灵已经降临，一切都改变了，现在，当人们听耶稣和神的救恩的好消息时，每一句都是他们听得懂的话呢！

不论你来自哪一个国家，不论你是谁，神都懂得你的语言。祂欢迎来自每一个国家的人，来聆听和明白祂的好消息，而祂也从世界各地把我们召聚在一起。

Today marks a "game changer" moment created by the coming of the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost, 50 days after the celebration of the Passover in Jerusalem, the Spirit of God came to empower the church, just as Jesus had promised ten days earlier when he ascended into heaven (see May 13). People from many nations had come to celebrate the feast of Pentecost, so the timing was perfect for spreading the good news of God’s salvation through Jesus, the Savior.

And how did the Spirit do that? The Spirit gave Jesus’ disciples the ability to speak in other languages so that everyone could hear the good news of salvation. Out on the streets of the city people from all the surrounding nations heard about the wonders of God in their own tongues.

These disciples had not taken any language classes. The Spirit enabled them to speak in languages they had never learned. The crowds had come to Jerusalem expecting to hear the wonders of God spoken in the official language of the temple courts—even though they might not understand all that was said. But with the coming of the Holy Spirit, that changed. People could understand every word as they heard the good news about Jesus and God’s salvation!

Whatever nation you are from and no matter who you are, God speaks your language. He welcomes people from every nation to hear and understand his good news, and he gathers us together from every nation.