One in Messiah Congregation
קָּהָל
אֶחָד
בְּמָּשִׁיחַ
A part of the Congregation of Israel
עֲדַת
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Shabbat Shalom again
שַׁבָּת
שָׁלוֹם
The date is May 28, 2023 (in the 21 Century)
Today’s topic:
Feast of Weeks – Pentecost
(50 days) - the Feast of Harvest
Looks like Paul
observed 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] … 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 (weeks,
Pentecost), 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?
Feast of Weeks / Harvest –
50 days, Pentecost
The giving of the Law and
Spirit
The giving of the law /
Torah, the ten Commandments
Exod.20
1
[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.
2
[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.
3
[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.
4
[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.
5
[12] Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long
upon the land which Yehovah your God giveth thee.
6
[13] You shall not kill.
7
[14] You shall not commit adultery.
8
[15] You shall not steal.
9
[16] You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10
[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.
[20] …God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces
that you sin not.
The giving of the Holy Spirit to the Jews:
Acts 2
[1] And when the day of Pentecost (Feast of Weeks,
harvest) 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 – like I said, just the 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, You 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 2;
Here is 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
Peter quotes Joel 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] You 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 had raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was
not possible that he should be holden of
it.
[25] For David (in Psalm 16 below) speaks concerning him, I foresaw Yehovah always
before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
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.
[11]
You will show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at your
right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Back to Acts 2, quoted from Psalm
16
[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. The
Resurrection
[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 (David), and knowing that God had
sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his (David’s) loins, according
to the flesh, He, (the Father) would raise up Messiah to sit on his throne;
The oath:
[31] He seeing this before spoke (in Psalm 16) of the resurrection of Messiah, that his soul was not left in hell, neither
his flesh did see corruption.
[32] This Yeshua had 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:
(here in Psalm 110) but he says himself, Yehovah said unto my Lord (Messiah), Sit you on my right hand,[35]
Until I make your foes your footstool.
Pss.110:1: Yehovah
said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine
enemies thy 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
[34] …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.
Baptism the Holy Ghost 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 for today:
We did it again J
Yes, the commandments and
the Holy Spirit are applicable for today.
At sundown, tonight, the
Spring Feasts and Holy days are over for 2023
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
May the Holy Spirit abide upon all of you
Thank you for joining us, as we join Yeshua
Shabbat Shalom
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם