More 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 Scriptures.”
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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).
Richard considers another possibility other than the three main methods for determining the timing of Shavuot/Pentecost related to encampments the people of Israel during their exodus from slavery in Egypt leading up to their receiving the 10 Commandments from God at Mt. Sinai. Richard contends that a connection to the weekly Shabbat has an important bearing on what God is trying to teach with the festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits and Shavuot.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/070407%20Date%20of%20Wave%20Sheaf%20Offering.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:34 — 12.9MB)Subscribe: RSSFeast of Unleavened Bread 2007 — Day 5 Speaker: Richard Agee (Note: For an updated and fuller treatment on the question of the timing of the wave sheaf offering, see our primer on Shavuot/Pentecost.) Thought questions Why do Christians celebrate the resurrection of Messiah […]