Pentecost is the day Christians remember when Jesus, after his ascension into heaven, sent the Holy Spirit to his disciples.
The Apostles went out to the streets in Jerusalem and began preaching the Gospel, and “about three thousand were added to their number that day.” (Acts 2.41)
Here are five important things to know about the Holy Spirit:1) The Holy Spirit is a Person.
The Holy Spirit is not an “it” or an impersonal force — He is a “He” and a “Who.” As the Third Person of the Trinity, He is every bit as real and personal as the Father and the Son, even if He can sometimes seem more mysterious.
2) The Holy Spirit is fully God.
The Holy Spirit may be the “third Person of the Trinity,” but this doesn’t mean that he is in any way less than the Father or the Son. All three persons, including the Holy Spirit, are fully God and are “equal in glory,” as the Athanasian Creed says.
3) He has always existed, even in Old Testament times.
Although most of our explicit knowledge about the Holy Spirit (and the Son) comes from the New Testament, the Holy Spirit has always existed. God has eternally existed as three Persons
