Across 3. At ____, a single language led to human pride, and God confused their language, scattering the people across the earth; at Pentecost, languages became a tool for unity and the proclamation of the gospel. 7. It was impossible for ____ to keep its hold on Jesus, because He was sinless. 8. Those who accepted Peter’s message were baptized, and about three ___ people were added to the believers. 11. ___ said, " The Lord will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to Him. Anyone who does not listen to Him will be cut off from His people" 12. When the Holy Spirit came, Peter, who had denied Jesus before a servant girl, boldly proclaimed that Jesus of Nazareth, whom they ___, was the Messiah. His resurrection and ascension to the right hand of God proved it. 16. In the early church, all the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold their ___ and goods and gave to anyone who had need. 19. Every day, the believers continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and ___ hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all. 22. The baptism with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost marked the birth of the ____, forming believers into the body of Christ. Mt.16:18, 1Cor.12:13 23. When Christ returns to earth to begin His messianic reign on David’s throne, He will conquer His ___. 26. Jesus told His disciples that John baptized with water, but in a few days they would be baptized with the ___. 27. The author of the book of Acts is ____. He was a physician and is widely regarded as the only non-Jewish writer among the biblical authors. Written around A.D. 63, Acts records how God’s redemptive work moved in a new phase as many Jews rejected their Messiah, and how the risen Jesus continued to build His church through the Holy Spirit. This book may be said to complete the Pentateuch of New Testament history. 28. Jesus and the gospel were presented to the ___ first because God’s covenant promises and the coming of the Messiah were given to Israel, though the blessing of salvation was always intended for all nations. 29. Jesus ascended into heaven from the _____ and He will also return to the same place. The joyful prospect of the Lord's return gives us great hope and joy! 31. Pentecost means ____. The Jews celebrated Pentecost (the Feast of Harvest or the Feast of Weeks) fifty days after Passover. 33. About ___ nations or regions were represented among those who witnessed the manifestation of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 35. The men who spoke in tongues were ____. 38. The Gospel writer Matthew concludes with Jesus’ resurrection. Mark ends with Jesus’ ascension. Luke closes with the promise of the Holy Spirit, and John concludes with the promise of His ___. Acts 1 mentions all of these 40. After praying, the disciples cast lots, and the lot fell to ___; so he was added to the eleven apostles. Casting lots was appropriate before the permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit. After the Spirit came, He provided inward guidance that God had previously given through external means. 41. Who prophesied, “In the last days, I will pour out my Spirit on all people”? 42. Speaking in ___ was the first visible sign of the empowering work of the Holy Spirit for spreading the gospel. Each person spoke in an actual human language previously unknown to them, enabling visitors from many nations to hear the gospel in their own native language. 1 Cor. 12:7 43. On the day of Pentecost, when the believers were gathered together, a sound like a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Tongues of fire came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the ___ and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Mk.16:17 44. Jesus had previously used the ___ as an illustration of God’s Spirit. John 3:18 45. In his Pentecost sermon, Peter proclaimed that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be ___, delivered from sin and the coming judgment.

Down 1. All the people who witnessed the healing were filled with wonder. They came running to the apostles at the place called ___'s Colonnade, which later became an unofficial gathering place for the early Christians. It led to Peter’s second sermon. Jn. 10:23 2. God's covenant with Abraham: "Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed". The offspring refers to ____. Salvation is offered not only to Jews, but to everyone on earth! 4. Jesus began His earthly ministry with His ____, when the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. Later, as He had promised, the same Holy Spirit came upon the disciples, baptizing them with the Holy Spirit to empower them for their God-given mission as an extension of Jesus’ ministry in the world. 5. The Jews also celebrated ____ as the anniversary of the giving of the Mosaic Law. [Ex.19-31] 6. Peter stood up among a group of about 120 believers and quoted the prophecy of ___: “May another take his place of leadership.” Therefore, he said it was necessary to choose one man to take Judas’s place. Mat.19:28 9. After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples over a period of ___ days spoke about the kingdom of God. 10. The disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, are You at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus answered that the timing belongs to the Father and that His mission was not political. Instead, they were to be His ____ in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth, and they would be equipped with the Holy Spirit for that mission. 13. The replacement for Judas had to be one of the men who had accompanied Jesus from the time of John’s baptism until His ascension and who was a witness of His ___. 14. Some observers mocked the believers, saying they had too much ___. Whenever God works powerfully, some respond with faith, while others respond with mockery. 15. When the beggar asked for money, ___ said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ, walk.’ He made it clear that he was not wealthy, but he had something far greater to offer. People often ask God for material help, but humanity’s greatest need is restoration and salvation! 17. Peter and ___ went to the temple at the time of prayer - at three in the afternoon. [Jews observed three stated hours of prayer: 9am, 12pm, 3 pm] 18. The early Christians devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. A sense of ___ filled everyone, and many signs and wonders were performed by the apostles. 20. Luke addressed the book of Acts to ____, continuing the account he began in his Gospel. His name means, 'lover of God' 21. The first of many apostolic miracles recorded in the book of Acts was the healing of the ___ beggar at the temple gate called Beautiful. 24. The two men dressed in white addressed the disciples as “Men of Galilee,” suggesting that the majority of them were from that region, with the possible exception of ___. They declared that this same Jesus, who had been taken up into heaven, will return in the same manner as they had seen Him go. 25. In the Colonnade Sermon, Peter referred to Jesus as the ___, the Holy and Righteous One, and the Author of life. 28. Jesus instructed His disciples not to leave ____, but to wait for the promised gift of the Father. 30. Field of blood. 32. Jesus was taken up before their very eyes, and a ___ (perhaps the Shekinah glory) hid him from their sight. 34. Peter’s sermon brought conviction to the hearers. They were cut to the heart and asked, ‘What shall we do?’ Peter told them to repent (rejecting Jesus) and be ____ in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins. 36. The Colonnade sermon: The promoters of the cross - The Jews who rejected their Messiah; The person of the cross - The Messiah; The prophecy of the cross - The Messiah would suffer; The program of the cross - The Messiah would die and God would raise Him up; The power of the cross - Through the name of Jesus and faith in Him, the lame man was healed; The plea of the cross - Repent and turn to God for the forgiveness of sins; The promise of the cross - He will come again in God's time to ___ everything as He had promised through the prophets. 37. The disciples, along with the mother of Jesus and His brothers, were constantly united in ____ in the upper room as they awaited the promised gift. 39. The healed man went with the apostles into the ___, walking and jumping and praising God.