Fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, his followers were grouped together in Jerusalem when something truly unprecedented occurred. A loud rushing noise filled the hall where they were gathered, sounding like a hurricane. Then, “tongues” of something like fire appeared in their midst, split apart, and landed atop each person’s head. At that moment those gathered were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different “tongues.” They then left the room and began to preach as the Spirit enabled them.