DISCIPLES IN UPPER ROOM

After Christ returned to heaven the apostles and disciples stayed in the Upper Room in Jerusalem in obedience to Jesus’ instruction in Luke 24:49. Jesus told the disciples to remain in Jerusalem until they received the Holy Spirit to empower them to continue to build His Church in God’s Kingdom. Jesus told them to wait to overcome the emotional trauma experienced during Jesus’ trial and crucifixion. They rested, strengthened by the Holy Spirit, reviewed mission and recharged their batteries. They forgave Peter who denied Jesus, reconciled to carry on God’s ministry boldly. Told to wait for Holy Spirit to empower them to do supernatural works, they couldn’t do naturally on their own after Jesus Christ went to Father God in heaven. They stayed in Jerusalem in the Upper Room in Acts 1:15-26. The 120 disciples got together Peter said, brothers the Holy Spirit warned us Judas led the men to arrest Jesus. He was one of us but satan entered him; took money returned later not accepted used to buy land died all Jerusalem heard at Akeldama field of blood. His home deserted, no one lived there, someone took his position. We replaced him with witness who saw Jesus resurrection. He must be disciple of Lord Jesus from the time John baptized people to day Jesus ascended into heaven to Father God.The disciples chose Joseph Barsabbas Justus and Matthias. They prayed Lord show one to choose in place of Juda. So Matthias chosen joined the eleven apostles. Together with the women in prayer fasted united in fellowship, refreshed after traumatic events of watching Jesus’ death and resurrection. In unity in the community prepared to preach to people in Jerusalem first, then Judaea and all nations. They continued in prayer, waiting for Holy Spirit promised of the Father by Jesus. The Holy Spirit from God in Jesus is the Mighty Spirit of God equips with Godly knowledge, wisdom and understanding, counsel to walk in LOVE to accomplish greater works of God. Jesus told believers through the Holy Spirit will do greater works due to more time on earth than Jesus. God’s wisdom in believer’s mind in Christ serves God in Jesus Name.The Holy Spirit strengthens, encourages and empower to minister the word of God. From Zion in the city of Jerusalem into all nations in the world in Jesus Name. So the disciples emboldened preached by Holy Spirit’s power received. The Holy Spirit fills them removed fear living with locked doors in Upper Room. Jesus went through wall after resurrection is seen many times to encourage them before ascending alive to heaven. Jesus left behind disciples in Upper Room were strengthened physically by the presence of Jesus. United in one accord the Holy Spirit came upon them. The Upper Room is a place known as Cenacle from Latin cenaculum means dinner is from word cena. In Acts 1:13 Upper Room used for Last Supper is the place the disciples stayed in Jerusalem. Jesus walks through the Upper Room walls twice after resurrection as doors were locked due to fear of attack from Jesus’ enemies. The disciples crucifixion received great boost from God through the power of the Holy Spirit manifested.The events of disciples in New Testament in Upper Room people heard noises gathered outside to find out what happened. This is a place Jesus washed disciple’s feet and Jesus ate with them. The disciples, Jesus’ Mother Mary after ascension of Jesus, stayed there. People met Jesus’ disciples there is the place at centre of pilgrimage in Jerusalem. Upper Room is place of descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples on the day of Pentecost. People heard a loud, sudden, mighty rushing wind descending on disciples to speak other languages people understood. And cloves or tongues of fire on top of each person’s head visibly seen by all the people. The languages they didn’t speak before was empowered by Holy Spirit. People thought they were drunk gathered around the Upper Room to find out about the noise. Peter stood on balcony told people they were not drunk its the power of the Holy Spirit at work in them. People from all parts of the world under heaven heard them  in own languages and Peter preached. Peter reminded them of the Covenant of God in Messiah who came to save all on the earth and so Jesus’ resurrection power conquered death for eternal life. And people ask Peter what to do to be saved? Peter said receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour and repent. 3,000 people were saved to become part of God’s Kingdom joined the disciples. God continues to add souls daily to HIS Church in Christ in all nations, tribes. Believers worshipped God in Jerusalem and God’s word spreads abroad to all people from all nations represented in crowd in Jerusalem. God’s word multiplied grew and bears much fruit from the glorious harvest of God’s people’s good hearts in the whole world. The Holy Spirit’s Fire manifests in all nations in the world to celebrate and worshipped God in Jesus Christ Name.  As Jesus promised, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and 3000 believers received the Holy Spirit too. Filled with power manifested fruits of the Holy Spirit. People heard disciples speaking in their own languages and saw tongues of fire on their heads. The Holy Spirit continues to fall on people who believe and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Messiah. The Holy Spirit enables a believer to gain strength and power from God to minister to help other people by God’s grace. So power is freely available to all who ask Jesus to lead, guide, teach, help understand the Word of God in the Bible in Jesus Name. The Holy Spirit today in the believer’s life strengthens and gives wisdom of God as helper or paraclete. The world needs the Holy Spirit more than ever before for guidance, help, strength to overcome in Jesus Name. Invite the Holy Spirit to come to dwell in your heart to help you serve God better in Jesus Name. Talk to God, ask Jesus and Holy Spirit to guide to help you grow to mature in Godly faith.God appeared to Moses in the burning bush told him I AM the God of the forefathers in Exodus 3:2-5. I will deliver my people because I heard their cry. God came in the form of fire to deliver message, encourage, warn, prepare for a future event. God sent fire to consume those rebelling against Moses. The earth swallowed them with their families and Korach’s family alive. They and all those with them went down alive into the pit and earth closed over them they perished from the assembly in Numbers 16:33. Another 250 in group who offered incense to God elevated  themselves to the position of the Aaronic priesthood, were consumed by fire in Numbers 16:35. Samson’s father visited by the LORD in Judges 13:19-20 went in fire Samson’s father Manoah’s sacrificed ascends to heaven in flame accepted sacrifice. Manoah told wife we have seen God so will die but didn’t in Judges 13:22..Joshua met the LORD bowed his face down God told to take off sandals as the place standing is holy in Joshua 5:15. God told Moses same thing in burning bush in Exodus 3:5. God’s pillar of fire at night in Exodus 13:21-22 protects Israel in the wilderness. A pillar of fire unlike the pyrogenetic tornado of flame, ash, dust, vortex is stable fire, moved as God liked. Fire from heaven destroyed Job’s flock in Job 1:1,12,16 when satan tested his loyalty to God was blessed with more flocks in Job 42:12. And fire from heaven was God’s judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:24; Luke 17:29. Again God’s fire judged king Ahaziah’s soldiers threatening Elijah twice in 2 Kings 1:10, 12. Three times God sent fire to consume sacrifices of David on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite in 1 Chronicles 21:26. The Holy Ghost fire was seen on Azusa Church building many times fire services called but flames not extinguished. Like Moses and the burning bush, God’s Presence manifested seen by many eye witnesses whose testimonies are recorded. God’s fire came during dedication of Solomon’s Temple in 2 Chronicles 7:1. And angel stopped David’s plague in Israel when God sanctified HIS Temple Mount for HIS to name dwell forever in 2 Chronicles 7:3, 16. Elijah’s fire shows God is the real God of Israel in 1 Kings 18:38-39 in the Mt. Carmel contest. The fire from God is the sign of approval or judgement. Jesus’ disciples James and John sons of thunder wants to call fire from heaven to judge Samaritans but Jesus said no, rebuked them in Luke 9:55. He said He did not come to condemn the world but to save them in John 3:17. In end-time tribulation false prophets will call fire from heaven and deceive people to worship antiChrist in Revelation 13:13. God will destroy Gog and Magog with fire from heaven in Revelation 20:9 for peace on earth.