One in Messiah Congregation
קָּהָל אֶחָד בְּמָּשִׁיחַ
27 S. Maple Street, Hohenwald, Tn. 38462
Phone – 615 712-3931
Email: ministermalachi@comcast.net
A part of the Congregation of Israel
עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Shabbat Shalom
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
Let’s pray as Yeshua taught his disciples to pray:
Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, sins, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil:
For yours are the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen
Today, we use the Gregorian calendar from Pope Gregory; from the 1500’s,
Today is
May 23, 2021
Yehovah God has His own calendar, which is deleted from the world
We are now in the third month of God called Sivan, day 10
Esth.8 [9] …the third month, that is, the month Sivan… סִיוָן
Today is:
Feast of Weeks – Pentecost (50) - the Feast of Harvest
Looks like Paul observing Pentecost / Feast of Weeks
Acts 20 [16] For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost / Feast of Weeks.
1 Cor. 16 [8] But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost / Feast of Weeks.
All the Apostles
Acts 2 [1] And when the day of Pentecost / Feast of Weeks was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Offering time
None shall appear before me empty
Exod.23 [14] Three times you shall keep a feast unto me in the year.
[15] You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread: (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month abib – ha aviv; for in it you came out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty)
[16] And the feast of harvest, the first fruits of
your labors, which you hast sown in the field: and the feast of
ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when you hast gathered in
your labors out of the field.
[17] Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yehovah.
Praise Yah
How did you do?
Did you overcome anything?
Today’s topic:
Feast of Weeks / Harvest
The giving of the Law and Spirit
The giving of the law / Torah
Exod.20
[1] And
God spoke all these words, saying,
[2] I am Yehovah your God,
which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
[3] You shall have no other gods before me.
[4] You shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness
of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth:
[5] You shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yehovah your
God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
[6] And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep
my commandments.
[7] You shall not take the name of Yehovah your God in vain; for Yehovah will
not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.
[8] Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
[9] Six days shall you labor, and do all your work:
[10] But the seventh day is the Sabbath of Yehovah your
God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your
daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your
stranger that is within your gates:
[11] For in six days Yehovah made heaven and earth, the
sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yehovah blessed
the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
[12] Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long
upon the land which Yehovah your God giveth thee.
[13] You shall not kill.
[14] You shall not commit adultery.
[15] You shall not steal.
[16] You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
[17] You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, you shall not
covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor’s.
[18] And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the
noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it,
they removed, and stood afar off.
[19] And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not
God speak with us, lest we die.
[20] And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you,
and that his fear may be before your faces that you sin not.
[21] And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness
where God was.
[22] And Yehovah said
unto Moses, Thus you shall say unto the children of Israel, Ye have
seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
[23] Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall you make unto you
gods of gold.
[24] An altar of earth you shall make unto me,
and shall sacrifice thereon your burnt offerings, and your peace
offerings, your sheep, and your oxen: in all places where I record my
name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
[25] And if you will make me an altar of stone, you shall not build
it of hewn stone: for if you lift up your tool upon it, you hast polluted it.
[26] Neither shall you go up by steps unto mine altar, that your
nakedness be not discovered thereon.
The giving of the Spirit to the Jews
Acts 2
[1] And when
the day of Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) was fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place.
[2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind,
and it filled all the house
where they were sitting.
[3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat
upon each of them.
[4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Feast of weeks – just Jews at this time
[5] And
there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout
men, out of every nation under heaven.
[6] Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were
confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
[7] And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold,
are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
[8] And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
[9] Parthians, and Medes,
and Elamites, and the
dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
[10] Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt,
and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and
proselytes,
[11] Cretes and
Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
[12] And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to
another, what does this means?
[13] Others mocking said, these men are full of new wine.
[14] But
Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye
men of Judaea, and all you that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and
hearken to my words:
[15] For these are not drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour
of the day.
[16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
Joel 2
[28] And it
shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream
dreams, your young men shall see visions:
[29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour
out my spirit.
[30] And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood,
and fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
great and the terrible day of Yehovah come.
[32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Yehovah shall
be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Yehovah hath
said, and in the remnant whom Yehovah shall call.
Back to Acts 2
[17] And it
shall come to pass in the last days, says 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:
[18] And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of
my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
[19] And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth
beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
[20] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
that great and notable day of the Lord come:
[21] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
[22] Ye men
of Israel, hear these words; Yeshua 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 you yourselves also know:
[23] Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God,
you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
[24] Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was
not possible that he should be holden of it.
[25] For David speaks concerning him, I
foresaw Yehovah always
before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
From Psalms:
Pss.16 [8] I have set Yehovah always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
[9]
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall
rest in hope.
[10] For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you
suffer Your Holy One to see corruption.
Back to Acts 2
[26]
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh
shall rest in hope:
[27] Because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you
suffer your Holy One to see corruption.
[28] You have
made known to me the ways of life; you shall make me full of joy with
your countenance.
[29] Men and brethren, let me
freely speak unto you of the patriarch David that he
is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day.
[30] Therefore being a prophet, and
knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins,
according to the flesh, he would raise up Messiah to sit on his throne;
[31] He seeing this before spoke of the resurrection of Messiah, that
his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
[32] This Yeshua hath
God raised up,
whereof we all are witnesses.
[33] 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 you now see and hear.
[34] For
David is not ascended into the heavens: but he says himself, Yehovah said
unto my Lord, Sit you on my right hand,
[35] Until I make your foes your footstool.
[36] Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made
that same Yeshua, whom you
have crucified, both Lord and Messiah.
[37] Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto
Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
[38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Yeshua the
Messiah for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.
[39] For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar
off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
[40] And with many other words did he testify and exhort,
saying, save yourselves from
this untoward generation.
[41] Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day
there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
[42] And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and
fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
[43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the
apostles.
[44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
[45] And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every
man had need.
[46] 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,
[47] Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord
added to the church daily such as should be saved.
The giving of the Spirit to the Gentiles
Acts 10
[1] There
was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called
the Italian band,
[2] A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much
alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
[3] He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
[4] And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, what is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and your alms are come up for a memorial before God.
[5] And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
[6] He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what you ought to do.
[7] And when the angel which spoke unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
[8] And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
[9] On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
[10] And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
[11] And saw
heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great
sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
[12] Wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and
wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
[13] And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
[14] But Peter said, Not so, Yehovah; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.
[15] And the voice spoke unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not you common.
[16] This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
[17] Now
while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which
he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had
made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
[18] And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged
there.
[19]
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him,
Behold, three men seek thee.
[20] Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing:
for I have sent them.
[21] Then Peter went down to the men who were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold; I am he whom you seek: what is the cause wherefore you are come?
[22] And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feared God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
[23] Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
[24] And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
[25] And as
Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and
worshipped him.
[26] But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a
man.
[27] And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
[28] And Peter said unto them, You know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation;
but God hath showed me that I should not call “any man” common or unclean.
[29] Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent you have sent for me?
[30] And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
[31] And said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
[32] Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
[33] Immediately therefore I sent to thee;
and you hast well done that you art come.
Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
[34] Then
Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no
respecter of persons:
[35] But in every nation he that fears Him,
and works righteousness, is accepted with him.
[36] The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace
by Yeshua the
Messiah: (He is Lord of all)
[37] That word, I
say, you know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and
began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
[38] How God anointed Yeshua of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were
oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
[39] And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
[40] Him God
raised up the third day, and showed him openly;
[41] Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to
us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
[42] And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
[43] To Him, Yeshua give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.
[44] While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
[45] And they of the circumcision (Jews) which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
[46] For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.
Then answered Peter, can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we (Jews)?
[48] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Yeshua.
Then prayed they him to tarry certain days
Baptism at Ephesus
Acts 19
[1] And it
came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having
passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
[2] He said unto them, Have you received the Holy Ghost since you
believed? And they said unto him, we have not so much as heard
whether there is any Holy Ghost.
[3] And he said unto them, unto what then were you baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
[4] Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Messiah Yeshua.
[5] When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yeshua.
[6] And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
[7] And all the men were about twelve.
In closing:
The commandments and the Holy Spirit are applicable for today.
At sundown, tonight, the Spring Feasts and Holy days are over for
2021
One more time in the 21 century we proclaim:
Happy:
Feast of Weeks, Hag Sh'vu-ot - חַג שָׁבֻעֹת
Feast of Harvest Hag ha katseer - חַג הַקָּצִיר
Pentecost πεντηκοστή - pentēkostē
Thank you for joining us, as we join Yeshua
May the Holy Spirit be upon you all
Shabbat Shalom