Pentecost, that is, the fiftieth day (from a Greek word meaning fiftieth), or Harvest Feast, or Feast of Weeks, may be regarded as a supplement to the Passover. It lasted for but one day. The Pentecost was the Jewish harvest home, and the people were especially exhorted to rejoice befo...
often stand for Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit. This symbolic use of flames fits well with the fire symbolism running throughout the Bible. In the Bible fire often signals God's presence and represents his power to purify. The liturgical color for Pentecost is red, symbolizing ...
In tonight's message we talk about Pentecost. We talk about the promise of the Father which is the Holy Ghost, we also talk about how Matthias is chosen to replace Judas ischariot as the 12 apostle and talk about the out pouring of the Holy Ghost and the meaning behind to tongues 5/...
the Gregorian and Jewish calendar sys-tems, seeEaster, Date of). The word Shavuot means "weeks." This name comes from the Hebrew Bible, which refers to the observance as the "Feast of Weeks." In biblical times the holiday celebrated the spring harvest. Hebrew scripture also calls the ...
PENTECOST,a feast of the Jews, in its original meaning a "harvest feast," as consisting of the first-fruits of human toil (Exod. xxiii. 16), extending over the seven weeks which fairly correspond with the duration of the Canaanite harvest. Hence it was the closing feast of the harvest ...
(מַמָּחַרִת הִשִּׁבָּת) of the Passover (Le 23:11,15-16.) The precise meaning, however, of the word שׁבת in this connection, which determines the date for celebrating this festival, has been matter of dispute from time ...
Many in various COGs appear indignant/dismissive of the very idea that God would use dreams or prophets. Many do not understand what the Bible or what certain leaders have taught about prophets (for some details, see Church of God Leaders on Prophets). Part of the reason for this is pride...
Instead, such inquiries deal with meaning and etiology. Prominent among such etiological queries in the Bible are the stories of the Tower of Babel and Pentecost, both of which are narratives that imagine the source and purpose of the dispersal of humans, culture, and languages across the globe...
What is Pentecost? Why Does It Matter? What is the Meaning and Spiritual Significance of Pentecost? How can Pentecost make a difference in your
(Pentekoste) meaning "fiftieth". If we read the whole passage, we learn that this must have been a very traumatic experience to the Apostles and all others gathered together in that house in fear of the authorities. Christ, their leader, had been crucified and then raised from the dead. ...