here, the first day of Pesach (15 Nisan). The Sadducees, who believed in the Written Law only, took the text literally. The day after the Sabbath is Sunday. Thus the count always begins on a Sunday, and Shavuot, fifty days later, also always falls on a Sunday...
This free book is packed with scriptures showing that God does intend to offer salvation to all who ever lived–the elect in this age, and the rest in the age to come. Here is a link to a related sermon series:Universal Offer of Salvation 1: Apocatastasis,Universal Offer of Salvation 2...
Christian writers have seen in various references to the Spirit ofYahwehin theHebrew Scripturesan anticipation of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew wordruaḥ(usually translated “spirit”) is often found in texts referring to the free and unhindered activity of God, either in creating...