This Sunday was Pentecost and on Saturday the Royal Wedding occurred. That got me thinking about how we each are given fire on our baptism. Pentecost, of course, is the feast where the apostles receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire resting on their heads. A...
A Sound Like a Strong Wind - When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong
16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost. 17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. 18 When they arrived, he said to them: “...
To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Ghost sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.GOD'S WORD® ...
So then, it seems safe to say that Christ did not appear on Pentecost. It could also be that Saint Matthew records the “500 Event” as having occurred in Galilee without mentioning “500”: “The eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And...
The Spring/Latter rain (around April) marked the end of the rainy season and allowed the crops to be harvested. This rain was heavier than that in the fall and was necessary for ripening the barley and the wheat. The grains were harvested around the time of Pentecost/Feast of Weeks (Exod...
16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening gto be at Jerusalem, if possible, hon the day of Pentecost. Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called ithe elders of ...
God sent the Spirit of Love on Pentecost to inspire us to set the world on fire. We are each given this gift and must decide how to use it. Many of us extinguish it and move away from our faith. Others turn down its brightness by refusing to see their own goodness and do not reac...
Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostle...
A Sound Like a Strong Wind - When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong