1. In John 7:37 Jesus said, "if any man is thirsty, let him come unto me and drink." What does the phrase "any man" mean? Is it possible this is an invitation to all of mankind?
2. In John 7:38 Jesus said, "All who believe on me will have rivers of Living Water flowing out of their belly." Verse 39 reveals the Living Water to be the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost rivers of the Holy Spirit flowed out of the mouths of those who had gathered to wait for Him. Because of the current level of misinformation concerning this baptism we should point out that this is the second time Jesus spoke of Living Water. In John 4 Jesus told the woman at the well He could give her a well of Living Water that would spring up inside her to everlasting life. According to John 3:16, everlasting life is salvation. So in John 7:38 Jesus is referencing a second act of belief, subsequent to the belief that produces salvation.
3. In Acts 1:4 Jesus stands in front of His Church, made up of 11 disciples. He has just been given all authority in heaven and in earth by His Father. The word command found in Acts1:4 is a military term meaning to give orders to. Jesus hands down orders as King of kings and Lord of lords to the members of His Church and His disciples. We are all members of His Church if we are saved and all saved people are called to be disciples.
4. The command was to wait in their present location until they had been imbued with power from on high. The word "wait" is in the continual perfect tense of the verb, making it a command for all time to all disciples. The command is to wait after salvation for the power to witness of Christ. Jerusalem just happened to be the location of those who were standing in front of Jesus that day.
5. In 1Corinthians 14:5, Paul, who received the gospel he preached from Jesus Himself after being caught up to heaven, said, I wished you all spoke in tongues, tongues being the rivers of Living Water, the power to witness that fell on those who had gathered to fulfill Jesus' command. Since the book of 1Corinthians found its way into our Bibles, Paul's admonition applies to all the Church. Since Paul was inspired by the Holy Spirit to write these words, and the Holy Spirit is representing Jesus in the earth, the desire that all speak in tongues is Jesus' desire.
Jesus, Paul, and John all advocated for every word of truth to be established by three witnesses. Here we have 5 places in the scripture where one truth supports another. We might point out the obvious, that these 11 disciples, who walked with Jesus 3&1/2 years waited 10 days in fastings and prayers before they received the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Let us remember the Holy Spirit was already in their hearts so they didn't have to wait for His coming. Evidently, it took 10 days for them to prepare their hearts to receive. This baptism with the Spirit did not just automatically fall on these believers, they pursued the experience with dogged perseverance. And why would anyone want a different baptism than the original, the one that came with the gift of tongues?
Since Jesus promised power to witness with the Baptism with the Spirit and those 120 received the gift of tongues and 3,000 men were so moved by the experience they asked "What must we do to be saved," is the gift of tongues the power to witness? Has the Church lost the power because they are ashamed of the gift of tongues?