The Divine Comforter: The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

John Dwight Pentecost (April 24, 1915 - April 28, 2014) was an American Christian theologian, best known for his book Things to Come, which was published in 1958. Born in Pennsylvania in 1915, he was married to Dorothy Harrison Pentecost (1915-2000), and the couple had two daughters: Jane Pentecost Fenby and Gwendolyn Ann Pentecost Arnold. Prof. Pentecost was Distinguished Professor of Bible Exposition, Emeritus, at Dallas Theological Seminary, one of only two so honored. He received his B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College in 1937, and both the Th.M. (1941) and Th.D. (1956) from Dallas Theological Seminary. During his academic career he taught biblical subjects for over 60 years at Philadelphia College of Bible (1948-1955) and Dallas Theological Seminary (1955-2014). He was the author of some twenty books, written mostly for the general Christian reader, including Design for Discipleship, Things That Become Sound Doctrine, and Your Adversary the Devil. He traveled worldwide, speaking on his specialist subjects. Prof. Pentecost was ordained at the Presbyterian Church in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania in 1941, where he subsequently served as Pastor from 1941-1946. He was then Pastor at Saint John’s Presbyterian Church in Devon, Pennsylvania from 1946-1951, and the Grace Bible Church in Dallas, Texas from 1958-1976. He died in Dallas, Texas in 2014, aged 99.