And suddenlythere camefrom heavena noiselikea violentrushingwind,and it filledthe wholehousewherethey were sitting.
So He said,"Goforthand standon the mountainbeforethe LORD."And behold,the LORDwas passingby! And a greatand strongwindwas rendingthe mountainsand breakingin piecesthe rocksbeforethe LORD;[but] the LORD[was] not in the wind.And afterthe windan earthquake,[but] the LORD[was] not in the earthquake.
He rodeupon a cheruband flew;And He spedupon the wingsof the wind.
"Awake,O north[wind], And come,[wind of] the south;Make my gardenbreatheout [fragrance], Let its spicesbe waftedabroad. May my belovedcomeinto his gardenAnd eatits choicefruits!"
"It will also cometo passthat beforethey call,I will answer;and while they are stillspeaking,I will hear.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
And suddenlythere appearedwith the angela multitudeof the heavenlyhostpraisingGodand saying,
"The windblowswhereit wishesand you hearthe soundof it, but do not knowwhereit comesfrom and whereit is going;sois everyonewho is bornof the Spirit."
And there appearedto them tonguesas of firedistributingthemselves, and they restedon eachoneof them.
And when thissoundoccurred,the crowdcame together,and were bewilderedbecauseeachoneof them was hearingthem speakin his ownlanguage.
And when they had prayed,the placewherethey had gathered togetherwas shaken,and they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand [began] to speakthe wordof Godwith boldness.
It was revealedto them that they were not servingthemselves,but you, in these thingswhichnowhave been announcedto you throughthosewho preached the gospelto you by the HolySpiritsentfrom heaven--things into whichangelslongto look.
