And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
1. Place was shaken like trees shaken in the wind, or an earthquake.
2. Was this restricted to this one place OR an area wide quake?
3. They were filled (again - See 2:4 and 4:8) with the Holy Spirit
4. They spoke the word with BOLDNESS. God answered their prayer!
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Observe here, 1. The special and speedy answer which the Lord gave to the apostles' prayer: As. testimony thereof, the place where they prayed is miraculously shaken, and many eminent graces and speci...