1. Expect The Holy Spirit to Save 2. Expect The Counterattack to Come 3. Allow Scripture to Define Your Perspective The end of Acts 13 reveals the transformative power of the gospel, as the Holy Spirit draws both Jews and Gentiles to faith, marked by an insatiable hunger for God's Word and a joy that endures despite opposition. The response of the crowd—first eager to hear more, then met with jealousy and persecution—demonstrates that genuine spiritual awakening inevitably provokes resistance, as the gospel divides hearts and exposes the spiritual warfare beneath human conflict. The Holy Spirit is sovereign in salvation—evidenced by the truth that "as many as were appointed to eternal life believed." Believers must also expect a counterattack, for following Christ is not a path of ease but one of costly discipleship. Ultimately, the passage calls for a biblical perspective: embracing the 'already but not yet' reality of the kingdom, where suffering and joy coexist.