“Tongues of fire came to rest on each of them” (Acts 2:3). The word each (literally each one) helps develop Luke’s theme of inclusivity. The spirit came not only on the apostles but also on each of the 120 believers (1:15; 2:4), both men and women. With these observations in mind, the questions of normativity can now be considered.
A simple read through of the book of Acts shows that neither of the wind and fire phenomenas are repeated in Acts. In other passages in which Luke describes groups of individuals being baptized in the Holy Spirit, no wind or flames of fire are experienced. This then leads to the consideration of examples in the book of Acts.
Here are some examples: Luke presents baptism in the Holy Spirit as a normative experience for all believers. Speaking in tongues accompanying this experience is explicitly mentioned in Acts 2:4, 10:44–48 and Acts 19:1–7. Thus speaking in tongues is reported multiple times. However, tongues of fire accompanying this experience is reported only once (Acts 2:3). Therefore, modern believers can expect to experience a baptism in the Spirit accompanied by speaking in tongues. This suggests, then, that while baptism in the Holy Spirit and its subsequence to salvation are normative, wind and fire are not. Of all the supernatural phenomena occurring in Acts 2, the only one repeated in other narratives describing baptism in the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues (Horton 2001, 59). As a result we can conclude that believers should not expect accompanying tongues of fire. If this were to occur, it would be acceptable: it would not contradict some scriptural prohibition, nor would it violate the revealed nature of God. But it would also not establish this experience as normative. Our modern experiences do not have that kind of authority. Only Scripture has the authority to establish matters of faith and practice (Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths, no. 1).