Pentecost Day
Pentecost Day on June 4, 2006, was when my first blog was posted and falls always on a Sunday in Christian beliefs. Traditional Judaism from which this day originated remembers this day on Sivan 6, which does not always fall on the same day of the week. Nevertheless, it commemorates when God reiterated and wrote the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets, while Moses for forty days and nights was on Mt Sinai. Christians also remember the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles on this day ten days after the Ascension.
The original Biblical instructions were to count seven weeks (Lev. 23:15), which equals forty-nine days, and then the fiftieth day, would be Pentecost (v. 16).
The firstfruit wave-sheaf was presented to the Lord in the Old Testament the day after the Sabbath, which fell in the Days of Unleavened Bread, and was symbolic of Jesus being the Firstfruit Elevated-Sheaf, in presenting Himself to the Father on the Sunday morning after the Sabbath, in which the women had come to the tomb. It was fifty days after that particular Sabbath in the Passover week, on which the Day of Pentecost [Gr. fiftieth] fell.
Furthermore, the seventh miracle of the catch of fishes, in the first year of Jesus’ ministry (Luke 5:11), has analogical parallelism with the seventh miracle of the second catch of fishes, after the resurrection, by which it is also the last miracle before the Ascension. Both were symbolic, relating also to the aspect of catching individuals, in respect to preaching the gospel. Additionally, this last miracle was a prelude to Jesus appointing Peter as a leader with the overall responsibility in feeding this catch of individuals - the sheep.
The seventh appearance to the seven apostles, with the catch of fishes, which was symbolic of catching people (Mat. 4:19; Mark 1:17), is actually the fiftieth miracle, typifies belief and the acceptance of the Holy Spirit and was also the last miracle, before the Ascension which concluded Jesus’ earthly ministry!
Pete :-)
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posted by Peter Boaz Jones @ 5:22 AM
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2 Comments:
Hi Peter,
I love history, especially old world, bibical history has always been somewhat hard for me to grasp and retain.
Thanks for the clear and easy read.
Bea Kunz
Hi Bea
Thanks for your heads up! ;-)
Here is another one as today is Ascension Day the Thursday forty days after Easter Sunday, on which Christ's Ascension is celebrated in the Christian Church. I would like to reprint and share the Scriptures relating to that scenario:
Acts 1:6a 1 Corinthians 15:7b Matthew 28:18a
And when all the apostles therefore were then come together [28th Iyar], Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying,
“All power is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28
19a Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:
20a teaching them too observe all things, whatever I have instructed you.”
Acts 1
6b They asked of Him, saying,
“Lord, will You at this time restore again the Kingdom of Israel?”
7 And He said to them,
“It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father has put in His own power.
8 But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come among you: and you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
Matthew 28
20b And, understand, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”
Luke 24
50 And He led them out towards Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them.
Luke 24:51 Mark 16:19a Acts 1:9
And so then, it came to pass, while He blessed them, when after the Lord had spoken to them these things, while they watched, He was parted from them, and He was carried and taken up into heaven; a cloud receiving Him out of their sight.
Acts 1:10 Mark 16:19b
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up and sat on the right hand of God, suddenly, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Acts 1
11 who also said,
“You men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into Heaven.”
Luke 24:52 Acts 1:12
And they worshipped Him, and then they returned with great joy to Jerusalem from the Mount (called) Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a
Sabbath Day’s journey:
Luke 24
53 and were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God.
Mark 16
20 And they went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
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