Tag: pentecost
πεντηκοστή
Pentecost = “the fiftieth day”
the second of the three great Jewish feasts, celebrated at Jerusalem yearly, the seventh week after the Passover, in grateful recognition of the completed harvest
Deuteronomy 16:
9 Shivah shavu’ot (seven weeks) shalt thou number unto thee; begin to number the shivah shavu’ot from such time as thou begin to put the sickle to the standing crop.
10 And thou shalt observe Chag Shavuos unto Hashem Eloheicha by giving a terumah (freewill offering) of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto Hashem Eloheicha, according as Hashem Eloheicha hath blessed thee:
Acts 1:
When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.
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Even unto the end of the world
The Great Commission 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of…
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The Gospel: Preached by Peter
“Listen carefully, all of you… Acts 2: Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you…
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Fire of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2: When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. (It has been fifty days, nearly two months since the crucifixion and resurrection.) 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. The Apostles are in…
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