The Festival of Pentecost
The Day of Pentecost in 30 A.D. was an extremely significant event in the plan of God. On this Pentecost, one method by which a person could gain salvation ended and a new and better method began. On this Pentecost, the first covenant with national Israel began to come to an end and a new and better covenant was established for future generations of Israelites, the first sons of the Father's New Creation, and the rest humanity. In addition to the enactment of a new covenant, many prophecies reached their partial or total fulfillment on this day. This study details the many important past and present and literal and prophetic meanings of this festival day.
An explanation of the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) as it was observed in ancient Israel and the symbolic meaning of the two loaves of wheat bread that were offered during this festival.
b5w51A detailed explanation of the events that occurred on the day of Pentecost in 30 A.D., which officially began the gospel age of salvation through the early church.
b5w52On the Feast of Weeks in 30 A.D., a major event occurred concerning where the name and presence of God resides on earth. The subject of where God places his name and presence on earth is vitally important to everyone who seeks to worship and serve him, because the only place he can be worshiped is where his presence is. This study reviews where God placed his name and presence from the time of Moses to the end of the first covenant with national Israel, and where the Father promised to place his name and presence after the advent of Jesus Christ.
b5w53The central theme of the Feast of Weeks is beginnings and endings. These beginnings and endings have to do with the start and finish of events that radically alter the social, political, and religious lives of those whom God is directly dealing with in conjunction with his plan for the salvation of humanity. This study details some significant historical events that began and ended on the Feast of Weeks.
b5w54One of the most misunderstood topics of the Bible is the return of Christ. Most people do not begin to comprehend the magnitude of the events that surrounds this climactic event, and they do not understand its importance in the overall plan of God for the future of humanity. The first resurrection will undoubtedly be one of the most awesome and glorious events to ever take place on the Day of Pentecost. This study details several earth-shaking events will happen the day that Jesus returns to the earth on this festival day.
b5w55The English translations of the scriptures that detail how to calculate the day to present the Lift Offering are unfortunate because they cloud the clear meaning and intent of God's instructions about how to calculate the day of Pentecost. Fortunately, however, it is possible to understand God's intended meaning when we go directly to the original Hebrew language in which these instructions were given. This study explains how to calculate the lift offering and Pentecost from the Hebrew texts, so that there will be no mistake made in the day of its observance.
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