The Holy Spirit with the Disciples
by HH Pope Shenouda III
Originally written Saturday, June 24, 2006
Jesus Christ, after
His resurrection, had spent forty days with His disciples the saints
talking to them about the things pertaining to the kingdom of God (Acts
1:3)…afterwards and prior parting ascending to Heaven, He told them
“tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on
high” (Lk. 24:49).
So what was this
power which they needed to await? He told them “But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
end of the
