Then there appeared - Acts 2:3

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all [a]with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them [b]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Then there appeared

God is God of Order.

Nothing happens in the just like that in the Sphere of God.

for example : many times we sing 'What a friend we have in Jesus'

But bible actually says  John 15:14

You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

We never sing like  'What a friend we have in Jesus, If we obey whatever He commands'.

Psalms 107:158 says  The Totality of the Word is Truth.

Then there appeared

When Appears? When We can tangibly see? When the things can be seen?

Then

The Word Then is very prominent in Gods creation.

Because it tells the Order of God.

Genesis 1:

When the earth is without form and void

Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

V3 - Then God said Let there Light.

V6 - Then

V7, V9, V11, V14,V16,V20,V24, V26,V28 - Then

God did not suddenly say Let us make man in our own image. but God began with order and every then preceeded by some thing important event. by the time man was created all the creation was ready. and Then God said let Us make man in our Own Image.

Now in Acts 1:

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 

Lord Jesus commanded the disciples not to depart from Jerusalem.

There is a Command, and there is obedience

Don't depart. Waiting for the promise

After Jesus ascended, the disciples went From Mount Olivet to Jerusalem a sabbath day journey.

40 days Jesus appeared and then ascended.

And the in upper room.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Acts 1:14 NKJV

All in One Accord , in one place.

One Accord

Unity has great power.

Can you imagine, all disciples in one place. Similar crowd like this. about 120 people.

For us, to gather one Sunday and not have disagreements is difficult.

We have so many complaints, just like early Church - food is not good, too much spicy, less spicy, Pastor is not saying hi to me,  he only say hi to others.

if we get one problem, we try to depart.

All kinds of problems will be there . but don't depart, Obey the Word of God.

Don't look to the people,  Promise Giver is God. and Receive from Him.

Then There was Sound - Gods Order - where there is Unity There will be Sound

Filling comes before appearance.  - Filling we don't see it, its not some thing that you see with your eye or some thing touch with your hands. 

Many times we want to see first before being filled

Faith. - being filled

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
Hebrews 11:1‭-‬2 NKJV

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Hebrews 11:3 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/heb.11.3.NKJV

Things which are seen a were not made of things which are visible.

THEN  tongues of fire sat on each one of them.

When the fire comes, what happens consumes - but they were revived.

Moses saw fire over bush, but the bush is not consumed.

2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”

This is the THEN moment.