In Acts 2, we learn about the first Shavuot in the
new era of grace, after the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection:
…And when the day of
Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance…
…the multitude came
together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his
own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another,
Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in
our own tongue, wherein we were born? …Others
mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
But Peter, standing up
with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and
all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my
words: For these are not drunken…
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
And it shall come to pass
in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see
visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth
beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the
moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it
shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be
saved.
Ye men of Israel, hear
these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and
wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves
also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of
God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain…
This Jesus hath God
raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of
God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost,
he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear…
…Then they that gladly
received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them
about three thousand souls.
And they, continuing
daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house,
did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and
having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such
as should be saved.
Shavuot is a wonderful time to celebrate the gift of
the Holy Spirit upon the church.
The Holy Spirit is the most valueable gift that we could recieve, for the Holy Spirit is the guide and the comforter, directly from the Father's heart, within our own hearts. It is our For Shavuot, I would like to invite you to AlphaOmega’s chapel, for a special Holy Spirit worship service.
Please click here and join us; let us bask in the glory of the Holy
Spirit together!
Have a blessed and happy Shavuot!
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