1. Actes 2:2 (NEG79)
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Why is the coming of the Holy Spirit associated with the sound of a mighty rushing wind?

Actes 2:2 (NEG79)

2 Tout à coup, il vint du ciel un bruit comme celui d'un vent impétueux, et il remplit toute la maison où ils étaient assis.

The coming of the Holy Spirit is not only associated with the sound of a mighty wind, but with a mighty wind that comes from heaven. That is to say there is also a connection being made between Jesus who ascended into heaven (Acts 1:11) and the sound coming from heaven (Acts 2:2).1 When it comes to the sound of wind, however, there is clear precedent from elsewhere in the Bible of this sound being associated with God’s presence (Exodus 19:16; Ezekiel 37:9–10; John 3:8).2