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John The Pentecost

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So, on an ordinary day in Jerusalem, all the apostles were together in a house, along with other followers of Jesus, when the Holy Spirit came to them in tongues of fire. John and everyone else in the room received the Holy Spirit.
At that instant, all the apostles received the ability to heal the sick, cast out demons, and the ability to speak multiple languages, as Peter demonstrated in Acts chapter two. The event is commonly known as the Pentecost, and it marks the beginning of Christianity. From that moment on, John was no longer a disciple, but a leader and an important figure in the early church. Alongside Peter, another apostle, John performed miracles and demonstrated a high level of intelligence for an uneducated man. John converted

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