"Prayer" How did we get here?
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I'm glad you know this, though you've rephrased it in a way that somewhat corrupts it. A better phrasing is, "Don't interpret clear passages by unclear passages". Unfortunately, your foundational premise in this thread violates it.
Apparent clarity in a passage is often misunderstood as absolute clarity.
You also missed the other principle that applies here: consider the context!
Do you even think before answering?
The Upper Room is traditionally known where the Last Supper took place and nowhere near the Temple.
Well, those outside were some how alerted to something happening from the inside which indicates noise of some kind.
Bro, I've studied this, so yes I thought before I answered. It says the spirit fell on them while they were in the house. What house? The house of God. Prophecy required that the spirit be poured out at the temple.
You didn't study well because they were praying daily and all became one accord and the Spirit fell upon them.
This was like Luke wrote and to the instructions of Jesus. Private Upper Room.
Btw, no Upper Room in the Temple.
So no, you didn't connect the dots with this one.
You might want to take a careful read through 1 Kings 6 and Ezekiel 42. Also, "at" does not necessarily mean "in"; it can mean "within the greater complex surrounding".
Yes, and where does it say they were praying daily? They were continually in the temple.
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. Luke 24:53
That was their sleeping abode. A dozen or so people. Not 120. There's a transition between that and the temple
I've connected more than you have. It was the day of Pentecost at 9AM when the spirit fell. They would have been at the temple for the ceremonies.
But we're talking about the experience in Acts and Jesus doesn't tell them to go to the Temple anywhere.You might want to take a careful read through 1 Kings 6 and Ezekiel 42. Also, "at" does not necessarily mean "in"; it can mean "within the greater complex surrounding".
Ya, the dynamite power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dunamis
14 These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty)
Do you acknowledge that your earlier statement, "Btw, no Upper Room in the Temple" is probably incorrect? That's the only point I addressed.
That was in the temple. That is the transition I was talking about. It says they were continually in the temple doing those things. There was a huge porch in the temple that sects used to gather and teach, which would have contained 120 people easily. 120 people in an upper room is not credible.
Right, and it doesn't say they were in the upper room when the spirit fell. It was the day of Pentecost at 9AM; they were at the temple worshiping as all of the other Jews from the around the world were
Interesting part is there's an upper chamber but it's wide open and not a single Scholar nor Theologian or Preacher/Evangelist believes this has any connection to the Temple.
But there is an upper chamber but it's wide open like a loft overlooking the vicinity.
You are literally the only person that thinks this is connected to the Temple.
The Temple was controlled by the San Hedrin and if you think they would allow Christians to gather and pray you are truly mistranslated.