<P> References to the Holy Spirit appear throughout Acts 1: 5 and 8 stating towards the beginning: "For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit...ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you" referring to the fulfillment of the prophecy of John the Baptist in Luke 3: 16: "he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit". </P> <P> In addition to the Holy Spirit and in its impacts on the Book of Acts, this should include the Lord's direct communication to Paul . This encounter had a very pivotal in terms of Paul's defense against the Roman Empire and Jewish authority empowered by the Holy Spirit . Several passages, for example, Acts 9: 1 - 9, Acts, 18: 10, Acts 23: 11, and Acts 27: 23 all reveal a pneumatological element that reshapes the outcome of Paul's trial bending towards the prevailing of God's will rather than the agony of Paul's death . </P>

What are the acts of the holy spirit