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CHAPTER IV Pentecost As tlie disciples returned from Olivet to Jerusalem, the people looked on them, expecting to see on their faces expressions of sorrow, confusion, and defeat; but they saw there gladness and triumph. The disciples did not now mourn over disappointed hopes. They had seen the risen- Saviour, and the words of His parting promise echoed constantly in their ears. In obedience to Christ's command, they waited in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father, — the outpouring of the Spirit. They did not wait in idleness. The record says that they were ^'continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. ' ' ' They also met together to present their requests to the Father in the name of Jesus. They knew that they had a Representative in heaven, an Advocate at the throne of God. In solemn awe they bowed in prayer, repeating the assurance, ''What- ^Luke 24:53. This chapter is based on Acts 2:1-39, (35)