There are language cues in Acts 3 that strongly suggest that it is a description of an event on the afternoon of Pentecost. Thus this is a continuation of the events of Acts 2. The Spirit of God is on display in the temple with power, a display meant to prompt Israel to “turn back” [...]
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Pentecost is described in the Bible first as a celebration of the wheat harvest. Then the timing of it coincides with God’s giving of His Torah at Sinai. Then it is connected with the giving of God’s Spirit to the first believers of Messiah Yeshua. How are all of lessons connected? Peter’s Pentecost sermon not only made A’s for power of the Spirit but also for being "politically incorrect" in condemning the listeners. Why did Peter say what he said this particular Pentecost? What are the consistent lessons of Pentecost, called Shavuot in Hebrew for "sevens" or "weeks"? Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) is called the firstfruits of the resurrection (1st Cor. 15:20), and why are we called firstfruits of creation (James 1:18)? Pentecost originally was a celebration of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest and followed 50 days after the celebration of the firstfruits of the barley harvest. What is God teaching here about Yeshua and [...] God’s ways may be mysterious, but when He lays out patterns and times important historical events accordingly, He is inviting us to learn more about what He is doing. There’s a “new beginning” lesson in the spring festivals of the LORD on Yeshua [...]  Matt. 28:1 part 1 - March 1 [56:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Matt. 28:1 part 2 - March 15 [66:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMore than 2,000 years of debate lies behind the question of when Messiah Yeshua rose from the dead. Rather than an esoteric inquiry, timing matters because Yeshua’s life, death, and resurrection happened “according to the [...] Timing of Firstfruits & Shavuot - 7 Shabbats & 50 days - Part 1 [41:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Timing of Firstfruits & Shavuot - 7 Shabbats & 50 days - Part 2 [71:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadTeacher: Richard Agee This is the third in a series of Bible studies exploring the connection in thought and time between Passover, Festival of the Wave Offering (Firstfruits or Bikkurim), Feast of Unleavened Bread (Matzot) and the Festival of Sevens (Shavuot or Pentecost). For the background to this presentation, listen to "Timing of the Festivals of [...] |
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