The Spirit of the Mission
At Pentecost, the believers experience a profound spiritual experience that leaves thousands bewildered. What does it mean? Peter tells us: the Holy Spirit being poured out is a definitive sign that Jesus is God’s Messiah, and that the ‘Day of the Lord’ is coming - judgement, on Israel and on all people. The spiritual experience of Pentecost points to the coming spiritual experience: the Day of the Lord. When this day comes, it will be inescapable and terrifying. In the face of deserved judgement, salvation is found in Jesus’ name alone. In him, we are given salvation and the gift of the Holy Spirit instead of the judgement we deserve. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the mission: empowering the church to proclaim this salvation in Jesus’ name, to the ends of the earth.
