Mostly I agree, with your statement, in concern of your point with John 20,22.
It is questionable that all 120 which were in the upperoom was present to receive the Holy Spirit as John 20,22 is reportet.
And John 20,24 says clear that Thomas was not among them. So he missed this expierience.
If you compare then with Acts 10 in Cornelius house, then you found also that they did not had the Holy Spirit (were saved) before the event when they received the Holy Spirit.
✝ Acts 10:44
"While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
So I cant agree with your point about this.
It is also to mention that only the apostles got the gifts of enpowerment. From the others in the upperoom is not reportet that they got the same Gifts as the apostles got.
The witness in Acts 2,6 was mainly:
✝ Acts 2:6
"Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language."
No, Thomas was not there at that time; however, what did Thomas say when he saw Jesus ?
26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
Thus, there is no record of Thomas receiving what Jesus said 8 days earlier. Thomas's statement testifies that he indeed received the Holy Spirit. as 1corthians chapter 12: 3 says :
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and
no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
Thomas said My Lord and MY GOD! That point of Thomas not being there is irrelevant and clearly the missing of the experience did not happen because he Testifed from His own mouth Calling Jesus God.
The Bible did not have to say Jesus breathed on HIM. It was confirmed by the word Thomas said after Jesus said :
The exact words they first saw Jesus: "Peace to you! " So the Gospel did not have to say or show Thomas experienced the Holy Spirit.
the very Revelation produced the truth of Who Jesus is, and Thomas confessed that. Unless you think Thomas made that statement of his own intellect?
Your point of the house of Cornelius is not what the text says. You are making an assumption.
Read Acts 10
24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped
him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.”
27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.
28 Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
29 Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?”
30 So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.
32Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.’
33 So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.
36 The word which
God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—
37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 And
we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because
the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.
Then Peter answered,
47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we
have?”
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.
1. Peter preached the Gospel to the House of Cornelious
2. The text said they Heard the word verse 44 Past tense
3. at that moment, when they Heard the word received it they were Saved Because the Gospel had been preached by Peter, which they HEARD Past tense. The Holy Spirit then fell on them all. Confirmed by the manifestation of the Holy Spirit's gifts.
So salvation and empowerment can happen at the very same time or even at a later time, as we see the disciples from
Ephesus read Acts 19.
