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Where in Jerusalem Were the Disciples

Assembled On Pentecost?

Most people believe the disciples were assembled in the
“upper room” when the holy spirit of YEHOVAH God de-
scended upon them during that Pentecost of 30 A.D. But
how could the various prophecies found in Ezekiel, Joel
and Zechariah be fulfilled if this were true? An in-depth
study of the New Testament reveals the TRUE assembling
place for the early church during those eventful times.

John D. Keyser

S ince the events surrounding the day of Pentecost in 30 A.D. are of the greatest significance, it is
a matter of much interest to determine just where, in the city of Jerusalem, Yeshua’s disciples
were assembled when the holy spirit of YEHOVAH God descended upon them.

Most authorities claim the disciples were assembled in “the upper room” in Jerusalem. No-
tice –

It was on the day of Pentecost that the holy spirit was poured out by Jesus Christ on the
group of about 120 disciples in the upper room at Jerusalem...(Insight On the Scriptures,
Volume 2, page 599).

Samuele Bacchiocchi, in his book God’s Festivals in Scripture and History, states the fol-
lowing:

The Jewish pilgrimage feast of Pentecost gained new significance for Christians because it
coincided with the birthday of the Church as an institution. On that day, the Holy Spirit bap-
tized 120 disciples of Jesus as they awaited His coming in an upper room (Luke 24:53) (Part
1 -- The Spring Festivals. Page 189).

J.W. Taylor takes this hypothesis a step further by describing this “upper room” in great de-
tail –

But even in Jerusalem itself there was one house which can be identified as having afforded
shelter to our Lord and His disciples. This was the house of the “upper chamber” and the
Last Supper, and appears to have been visited by Christ both before and after the crucifix-
ion. In it He not only ate the Passover with His disciples and instituted the Eucharist feast,
but later, after His Passion, it was in this house where the disciples were assembled when

The Berean Voice March-April 2003