The first members of God’s new nation were the apostles and over a hundred other disciples of Christ who had met together in an upper room in Jerusalem. These received the outpouring of the holy spirit, which made them spirit - begotten sons of God. This gave proof that the new covenant had gone into operation, mediated by Christ and validated by his blood.
जेरूसलेम येथे माडीवरच्या खोलीत एकत्र आलेले येशूचे प्रेषित, तसेच इतर शंभरहून जास्त शिष्य देवाच्या नव्या राष्ट्राचे पहिले सदस्य बनले.