THE HOPE OF ISRAEL - The Preterist Archive

128 The Hope of Israel: What Is It?
then it was that "suddenly" out of heaven came that
sound "as of a rushing, mighty wind." The words
"they were all with one accord in one place" (compare
1:14) indicate that they were in their customary
gathering place in the Temple. Similar words found
at the end of chapter 2 lend emphasis to this; for we
find there the statement that, after about three thousand
souls had been "added" to them, they still continued
with one accord in the Temple (Verse 46).
This shows that what they had been doing as a small
company they "continued" to do, still "with one accord,"
as an exceedingly large and growing company.
It shows further that the place where they were gathered
when the Holy Spirit came upon them must have
been of such ample dimensions as to admit of three
thousand more being "added" to them; and it need
hardly be said that the Temple was the only building
in Jerusalem open to the public, where this would have
been possible.
By having before our eyes the several statements of
Scripture that bear upon the matter we are examining
it will be seen, we think, that there is no room
for doubt about it. These are the statements :
Luke 24:52, 53. "And they worshipped Him, and
returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually
in the Temple, praising and blessing God."
Acts 1:14. "All these were continuing with one
accord in prayer and supplication, with the women,
and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren."
This must needs have been in the Temple, since it is
impossible that they should have been "continually
in the Temple" and at the same time should have been
"continuing with one accord" in another place.