What
is Pentecost?
Pentecost means "fifty" and designates the fiftieth day after
Passover. Pentecost relates to
the Old Testament Feast of Weeks.
Deut. 16:9-10, “You shall
count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks
from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain.
10 “Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the
Lord your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand,
which you shall give just as the Lord your God blesses you."
The Feast of Weeks was a religious holiday that occurred at the
beginning of the wheat harvest and was a display of thanksgiving to
the Lord for His provision.
Pentecost is observed only for two days and it marks the
closing of the Passover season. It has strong agricultural
significance since it is associated with the Old Testament context
time that mentions the end of the barley harvest and the beginning
of the wheat harvest. Historically, Pentecost (Feast of
Weeks) became increasingly known for its historical significance
associated with the time of the giving of the Law of Moses.
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