Originally Posted by
Loki
What do you mean by this, if I may ask? :)
If you read in the Gospel of John toward the end, when the resurrected Jesus appeared to his disciples, before he went to heaven, he blowed on them and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit". So, they received the Holy Spirit then. Even so, Jesus told them to remain in Jerusalem until they have received the "Promise of the Father". And by that, he meant the Baptism of the Holy Spirit (John baptized with water, but Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit). So, in Acts chapter two when the disciples were gathered together and waiting on the promise as Jesus instructed them, there suddenly came the sound of a mighty rushing wind, and tongues of fire came and divided and came upon them, and they were all "filled" with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues. They had received the Promise of the Father, to equip them with power to be witnesses of Jesus and spread the Gospel.
So, here you see that initially the disciples received the Holy Spirit when Jesus blowed on them, but afterwards they had a second experience of being "filled/baptized" with the Holy Spirit to give them power and equip them for ministry.
These experiences were not unique to the apostles, but are meant for every believer and disciple of Jesus, until this day.